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Are you clarifying or correcting?

Sep 06, 2026
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Edge of Possibilities Coaching · Speaking · The Leadership Mirror · Contact
 
Liz Murray
Out exploring after a beautiful morning with Mawambul at Mt Sugarloaf, learning to see the land differently
Hi {{ first_name | default: "there" }},
I used to think I was holding a high standard. Really, I was just correcting everything before anyone else got the chance to.

A report would land on my desk and I'd rewrite half of it before it even went out. I told myself it was about quality. It wasn't. It was about control.

This week I'm looking at the flip side of last week's rescuing trap: the critical, controlling default that feels like leadership but quietly costs your team their confidence. Everything's below, plus a question worth sitting with.
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REFLECTION QUESTION
“Are you correcting the method, or clarifying the outcome?”
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THIS WEEK'S TIP
Before you touch someone's work, ask yourself: is this actually wrong, or just not how I'd have done it?
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QUOTE I'M SITTING WITH
“Stop correcting the method. Start clarifying the outcome.” — from this week's episode
This week, from me to you
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Watch Take 5 With Me
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The trap that looks like high standards, and the three signs you're in it.
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How to Hold High Standards Without Micromanaging Your Team
The real difference between micromanaging and high standards, and the shift that fixes it.
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Listen Leading From The Edge Podcast
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