In my previous company, I used to tell people that one of my greatest skills was making people think that they had come up with the solution I wanted them to im

In my previous company, I used to tell people that one of my greatest skills was making people think that they had come up with the solution I wanted them to implement. I ran a small Linux sys admin consultancy, at one point we had 4-5 doing the work. I found if someone was struggling with solving a customer's problem, talking them through the options, their ideas, and eventually them "discovering" the solution I already had in my head, was very beneficial. I think it created a sense of ownership, as well as helping with future solution building. Even better, sometimes along the way they'd find a better solution than mine, and everyone won!