# E61 The Lifeguard Trap: Why Rescuing Your Team Is Quietly Draining You

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Podcast: [Lead with Spark | Authentic Leadership for Women, Executive Presence & Career Confidence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lead-with-spark-authentic-leadership-for-women-executive-presence-career-confidence-7408276)
Published: 2026-08-12T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://leadwithspark.podbean.com/e/the-lifeguard-trap/
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Duration seconds: 549

## Resource

Do you rescue your team instead of coaching them? Lynsey Mulder names the lifeguard trap and three shifts to escape it, plus an invitation to the desert.

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