It might be helpful to think about what you mean by “help.” It sounds like people fairly frequently come to you for your opinion, to get an answer to a question

It might be helpful to think about what you mean by “help.” It sounds like people fairly frequently come to you for your opinion, to get an answer to a question or to solve a problem. It is extremely easy to give them what they’re asking for (the answer, a solution,) and it even feels helpful in the moment. This doesn’t help people grow in the long term, though. It builds dependence on you and your skills. You can quickly become the bottleneck (unintentionally!) and the “smartest guy in the room” by virtue of handing out answers and hoarding domain knowledge instead of developing the people around you. I don’t know you, so I don’t know if this is what’s going on. If it sounds familiar though, I have two suggestions. First, read The Phoenix Project and pay attention to the character arc of Brent and see if his journey rings any bells. Second, next time someone comes to you for help, or asks for your opinion, instead of giving them the answer directly, coach them through the problem solving process by asking questions until they arrive at the answer themselves. This will help develop that problem solving muscle that they need and help them to level up.