I've been thinking about this a lot lately. When you are riding a horse, you can't hold the reins too tight, because the horse feels restrained, not controlled.
A confident rider (and business leader) knows how to maintain control of themselves first, and the business second.
Letting go isn’t surrender. It’s maturity.
It’s knowing when to stop over-controlling outcomes you never had control over.
The pros let go.
The amateurs white-knuckle everything and call it “tenacity.”