Why Letting Go Is a Leadership Skill

Most leaders are great at pushing through.

It’s how they got to where they are—by holding on.
To responsibility.
To high standards.
To whatever it takes.

But here’s the truth no one tells you:

To grow as a leader, you have to learn how to release.

🔥 You can’t bring in new if you’re clinging to the old

Holding on feels safe. Even productive.
But in reality, the wrong patterns create noise, not clarity.

• Control
• Over-functioning
• Perfection-as-performance
• “Just get it done” leadership

These habits crowd out ownership.
They stifle capacity.
They create cultures where compliance thrives—but commitment dies.

“To grow, you have to give something up. The question is: what’s worth releasing?”
— Tia Glave, Co-Founder, Catalyst Food Leaders

📊 The data is clear: Leadership development is a business strategy

Organizations that invest in intentional leadership practices outperform. Period.

Companies with high-quality leaders see:

• >21% profitability
• >29% retention
• >40% employee engagement
  Source: Sci-Tech Today
  
  

Meanwhile, only 5% of companies fully integrate leadership development into their business strategy.
That’s the gap we’re here to close.

Letting go isn’t soft. It’s strategic.

🚀 The Catalyst Method™: Spark → Shift → Sustain

Real change doesn’t happen from a great keynote or a single training.
It happens through a pattern that leaders can actually use:

✨ Spark: Clarity and self-awareness. You can’t shift what you don’t see.
🔄 Shift: Changing habits and leadership rhythms—especially under pressure.
🔁 Sustain: Reinforcing change through systems, feedback, and support.

Every step of this method is designed to create space for growth—by helping leaders release what’s no longer serving them (or their teams).

🧭 What are you willing to release?

Ask yourself:

• What do I need to stop doing so my team can step up?
• What habits feel productive—but are actually holding us back?
• If I led with more intention (and less urgency), what would change?

Letting go isn’t quitting.
It’s the first move toward capacity.

Want to hear more about how?  

Listen to the full podcast HERE. 

🎯 Ready to build what’s next?

Join us at the Catalyst Leadership Summit this February 18th.

This isn’t another webinar.
It’s a bold space to reset how you lead, connect with other food leaders, and apply the Catalyst Method™ to what 2026 demands.

💥 Early bird registration is open now — get $50 off through Dec 31
(Exclusive to email subscribers)

👉 Save Your Spot HERE

You don’t grow by holding tighter.
You grow by letting go—with purpose.