59 Give Your Power Away
Let your people be powerful. If you really want to pump them up, then prepare to give your power away.
Even before empowerment became a management buzzword, smart managers were already familiar with the basic principle: when workers feel strong, confident, and capable, they can accomplish more. Those same managers also know that when workers feel unappreciated or insignificant to the overall operation, and when they lack responsibility and authority, they tend to perform down to low management expectations. They also tend to whine and complain a lot.
That’s why the most motivating managers give their power away over and over again. Sure it’s unconventional, and many managers resist doing this because they like holding ...
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