The leaders you’ll remember explained the why, not just the what. Be that when it’s your turn.

Instructions without reasons produce compliance and nothing beyond it. When somebody explains why a thing is done a particular way, you can handle the situation they did not anticipate, and you remember it years later because it became understanding rather than a rule. Explaining takes an extra thirty seconds and most people skip it because they are busy. It separates training somebody from merely directing them.

Next time you tell somebody how to do something, add the reason. Why this order, why it matters, what goes wrong otherwise. Then watch them handle a variation without needing you.