462: Why Pulling Back Helps Your Team More Than Pushing Through with Sarah Olivieri

When something hard happens in your life, the instinct is to keep working at full speed so nobody else has to carry your load. Leaders who handle these stretches well tell their team what's going on, lighten their workload for a while, and ask for help when they genuinely need it.

Sarah goes solo to work through what to do when a long day, a loved one's illness, or a family crisis lowers what you can take on, drawing on three recent stories, including a day of early school drop-offs, a late doctor's appointment, and a promised trip to the store with her son.

In This Episode, You'll Learn Why a long day or a loved one's illness really does lower what you can take on

What happens to your decisions and your health when you push past your limits

How your team ends up fixing work you did while overstretched

Why asking for help can be a gift to the people around you

How to adjust your schedule and expectations to match what you can handle right now

Who This Episode Is For • Nonprofit leaders going through a hard stretch at home who still want to lead well.

• Executive directors who would rather carry everything than ask their team for help.

• Leaders who want to support a team member through a difficult season.

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