{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Episode 8: Your Addiction to Being Needed Is Slowing You Down","description":" One of the biggest leadership lessons I\u2019ve learned is that business growth doesn\u2019t require me to become more essential, it requires me to become less essential. For years, being the person everyone relied on felt like a badge of honor. I answered every question, solved every problem, and made sure nothing fell through the cracks. That mindset helped me build my business, but eventually it became the very thing slowing it down. In this episode of Business on Top, I\u2019m sharing why I believe one of the most common blind spots for high-achieving founders is the addiction to being needed. While it feels good to be the person everyone depends on, true leadership requires us to let go of control, trust our teams, and create businesses that can thrive without us at the center of everything. I\u2019ll walk you through the three stages of leadership growth, the Hero, the Bottleneck, and the Builder, and explain why the transition from founder to CEO requires a complete shift in how we define our value. You\u2019ll also hear part two of a powerful live panel discussion from the ALT Experience featuring Shannon Morrow, Jill Canes, and Jill Goodman. Together, we discuss the realities of team development, navigating turnover, having difficult conversations, building trust, and learning how to step out of the role of being everyone\u2019s answer. If you\u2019ve ever felt like your business can\u2019t function without you, this episode is for you. Because the goal of leadership isn\u2019t to become more important. It\u2019s to build something that succeeds even when you\u2019re not in the room. Resources \u2192 Watch this episode on YouTube \u2192 Learn more and register for  The Owner + Practice Manager Leadership Intensive \u2192 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The Blueprint \u2192 Learn more &amp;amp; book a call with our team to learn if the POP Leadership Academy&amp;nbsp;is right for you! \u2192 Follow Kaeli on Instagram:&amp;nbsp;@kaeli.lindholm ","author_name":"Business on Top with Kaeli Lindholm","author_url":"https:\/\/klcconsultants.com\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41666960\/height\/300\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"300\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203649135"}