The Ability to Empower Others
New leaders commonly resist giving up some of their “power” by empowering others—giving them full responsibility and accountability for key tasks. Their reasons include the belief that they can do the job better or faster themselves or the fear of giving others too much work. Another reason: They allow society’s work ethic—being independent and self-reliant—to interfere with their duties as a leader of others. Resist these attitudes and transfer some of your tasks, your key tasks.
No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.
Andrew Carnegie
A successful leader knows that he achieves goals through the dedication, skill, and efforts of others. You must learn ...
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