2024-11-21T15:21:42-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150152682/growing-leadership-and-practice-laney-la-s-search-for-a-studio-director Sean Joyner 2019-08-20T12:00:00-04:00 >2019-08-19T20:04:10-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2c/2c36933fb4fb133ece8079e6d858f2ad.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>What happens when a team outgrows its leader? It is a predicament that takes maturity and skill to overcome. On the one hand, one can become insecure, unsure, and unwilling to grow, thinking only of their personal image and status within the group. The fear of being surpassed or outshined naturally may begin to set in. It is indeed a trying circumstance, a difficult one that many successful teams face. But, on the other hand, there are those leaders who embrace their growth, they put their teams before themselves. There are those leaders who can confidently acknowledge what they bring to the table, what they do well, and what others do better than them. They lift others up and celebrate when they see them succeed. It was Nelson Mandela who said that it is better to lead from behind and to put others in front. A true leader knows that the success of the group is far more important than their own.&nbsp;</p>