Delegate each task at one of five explicit levels instead of just "do it" or "don't".

Action you repeat 20x daily — turn into meditation in 30 sec.

When he opens sensitive topic, say "tell me more" vs reply.

Don't ask "do we need another hire?" — ask "if we started today with nobody, who'd we hire first?".

Design a 3-phase leadership onboarding plan: Learn (30) → Contribute (60) → Own (90) — instead of leaving the new member to "figure it out alone".