| 2025-07-02
When Your Team's Wins Feel Like Your Personal Losses
We've all been there—sitting in team celebrations feeling strangely empty despite the wins happening around us.
This piece digs into why the transition from individual contributor to team leader creates such an identity crisis, and why most leadership programs completely miss this emotional reality. Using real examples from our work with startup leaders, we explore how even successful managers can accidentally create performance ceilings for their teams when they haven't figured out their new source of professional fulfillment. We share practical tools like Energy Source Audits to help you figure out what actually energizes you as a leader—and when it might be time to make a change.
The bottom line? Sometimes the most courageous leadership move is recognizing when you're no longer the right person for the job.