The goal is not to become unnecessary. It is to stop making your personal contribution the team’s only reliable path to success. Multiplying leaders deliberately shift from producing results themselves to building capacity, developing problem-solvers, and creating healthy independence in the people they lead.

The skills that make someone a great performer do not automatically make them a great leader. From Climber to Guide is a seven-part series about shifting from solving every problem and carrying the work to developing people who can think, lead, and climb without depending on you.