Your leadership is helping people grow when they raise concerns earlier, make sound decisions with more confidence, seek feedback, and help others learn.
Growth is visible in behavior, not only in completed training or positive comments. An employee who once waited for approval may begin presenting options and explaining tradeoffs. A team member who used to hide a mistake may bring it forward while there is still time to correct it.
What does Play reveal about development?
Play creates safe opportunities to try, review, and try again. Give someone a stretch assignment with clear boundaries, invite a first draft, and discuss what they discovered. Treat questions as part of the work rather than proof that the person is unprepared. After a project, ask what they would repeat and what they would change.
Notice whether your coaching leaves people more capable or more dependent. If every decision still returns to you, explain less and ask more. You might say, “What options have you considered?” or “Which choice best fits the goal?”
Ask the team directly: “What support from me helps you grow?” and “What do I do that gets in your way?” Compare their answers with your intentions. A leadership habit can be generous in purpose and unhelpful in effect, so useful feedback is part of the measurement.
Questions like this one, and many more about trust and leadership, are explored in the FISH! Philosophy upgraded trial, which gives your team 30 days of access to the FISH! film and its digital guides.
