The Shield: How to Know If You’re One
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You might be The Shield if:
You take the blame for your team’s mistakes before anyone asks who’s responsible.
Nobody on your team has been promoted out in years — and you’ve told yourself that’s loyalty.
You jump in to “handle it” the moment someone on your team is about to struggle.
You’d rather absorb a hit yourself than watch someone you manage take one.
When you picture them failing in front of leadership, your stomach drops — so you make sure it never happens.
Protection feels like care. But protection that prevents growth is just control with a kinder face.
The question isn’t whether you love your team. It’s whether you can stand to watch them learn.
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