The Hidden Cost of Leading Alone - And What to Do About It

Empowered to Lead · May 12, 2026 · 21m

What does it actually cost a group practice owner to lead alone? Not the obvious cost — the loneliness everyone talks about — but the hidden one. The one that shows up as decisions that take longer than they should, doubts that grow louder than they need to, boundaries that quietly slide, and a sense of normal that has drifted further from actual normal than you realize. In this solo episode, Lisa names four hidden costs of leading alone and offers three to four concrete things you can do this week to counter each one. If you have ever stood in your kitchen at 9:47 PM telling yourself to push…