High-Level Executive Assistant with Ishita Interiors

Description This is not a traditional job. This isn’t an Assistant role. It isn’t a Project Manager role. And it isn’t a Chief of Staff role…yet. We’re looking for someone who wants to spend the next several years learning every aspect of building and scaling a nationally recognized luxury hospitality design company while working directly […]

The Armor That’s Costing You Your Team

Frustrated small business leader sitting alone at the head of an empty conference table representing the isolation and distance that leadership armor creates between owners and their teams

Every leader develops protective behaviors over time. High standards that ensure nothing slips. Control that keeps things from falling apart. Harmony that prevents conflict. Skepticism that keeps expectations realistic. These behaviors feel like strengths because at some point they were. But what protected you in the early days is now creating distance between you and the team you’re trying to build. This article names the four most common armor behaviors, what they’re costing you, and how to start putting them down.