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Ep 204 – When Authority Doesn’t Move
Meta Description: Authority erodes when it stays centralized too long. Scott Smith explores how unclear role boundaries cause hesitation, slow judgment, and quietly weaken leadership.🎙️ Episode SummaryAuthority doesn’t disappear all at once.It erodes.In this episode, Scott Smith observes what happens when leaders hold authority too tightly and fail to let it move outward with the role. Teams hesitate—not from incompetence, but from uncertainty about where authority actually lives.Drawing on Stoic role ethics, Scott reflects on authority as an ethical boundary rather than a title. When that…
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