In general, I agree with you. I see it as a ladder of autonomy. The more effective you are operating as an individual, the more you can make decisions for yours

In general, I agree with you. I see it as a ladder of autonomy. The more effective you are operating as an individual, the more you can make decisions for yourself. But there is a lot more nuance than that in the day-to-day life of a business. What if things are getting done in an unsustainable way? Maybe there's a toxic individual on the team who's delivering lots of value, but building up a key person dependency by not collaborating. Maybe someone's burning themselves out and needs slowing down. Or there's a big upcoming change where the team will need hands-on help to deal with it.