Why won't my team make decisions without me?

A question that I get:

Why won't my team make decisions without me?

It's usually because, somewhere along the way, you taught them not to.

Not on purpose.

It happens in small moments.

They bring you something they could have decided.

You tweak it.

Or add the thing they missed.

Or send it back "just a little sharper."

You were being helpful.

But the lesson they learned was:

Run it by you first.

Or it won't be right.

Here's the thing.

If every decision routes through you, you don't have a team.

You have a queue.

The fix isn't stepping back all at once.

It's naming the decision rights out loud.

"These calls are yours. You don't need me."

"These we make together."

"These stay with me, and here's why."

Clarity about who decides what is one of the fastest ways to give people their judgment back.

Try drawing that line for one recurring decision this week.

See what happens when you actually stay out of it.