Autarkeia
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Intermediate
Self-sufficiency. The capacity to stand on your own capability, meeting challenges through developed competence rather than chronic dependency on external support.
Modern Application
You develop autarkeia by building skills and judgment that don't require constant rescue. In leadership, your job is to cultivate this quality in others. Every problem you solve for your team is capability they never develop. Every struggle you let them work through builds the self-sufficiency that makes them genuinely capable.
