Points to Remember

- As a company or group grows in size, the manager is challenged to either assume increasing close-management responsibilities, which eventually becomes un-sustainable, or to create an environment of empowerment.

- Management is a new career, requiring different natural abilities than the previous position held. People management is critical.

- Highly successful managers:

- Create clear goals.

- Establish clear boundaries.

- Empower their teams to achieve their goals when the members have:

- Competency.

- Shared principles.

- Reliability.

- Create wide boulevards and high curbs for their team.

- You can use the empowerment process as a diagnostic tool. You can diagnose why goals are not being met, whether the person in the ...

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