🕯️ Advent of Insight · Day 18 – The Illusion of Control

The illusion of control seduces even wise leaders. But systems are conversations, not machines.
When you oversteer, you silence feedback. When you trust, the system self-corrects.
Control feels safe but creates fragility. Influence, not enforcement, builds resilience.
What if the next step in leading was releasing?

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