Are you wasting time managing and controlling your team instead of empowering them?

Executives are trained to:
 
► Take the lead
► Create the strategy
► Design the plan on how to achieve the strategy
► Delegate to the appropriate resources
► Accomplish the task at hand
 
Amongst many other things.
 
And the more and more responsibility the executive has, the more and more it becomes impossible to maintain. 
 
Yet often, executives holding on tight. 
 
They don’t empower their team to:
 
► Take the lead
► Create the strategy
► Create the plan on how to achieve the strategy
► Collaborate
► Make mistakes
► Work as a team
► Accomplish the task at hand
 
They hold on tight to what was once their responsibility. 
 
Even for the most tenured executives, it can be one of the most uncomfortable things. 
 
Let go. 
 
Let go of what once was the thing they were trained to do. 
 
And begin training and empowering their team to do the work that they once did.
 
If you want your team to 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 full ownership and responsibility of executing on crucial projects….
 
You must:
 
► Trust your team
► Empower them to accomplish what they intended to
► Teach them
► Ask questions
► Engage them in the conversation
► Provide thoughtful insight while still allowing them to take the lead. 
 
Ultimately, you must 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 them full ownership and responsibility to do just that.  
 
While it can be the most uncomfortable thing to do, when your team delivers, it’s the most rewarding.

What are you willing to let go of?