You wouldn’t believe how many leaders I work with who say their leadership style is to let other people do their job. And then they tell me they don’t understand why nobody is accountable.
I ran engagement surveys for an organization for over 11 years so managers saying it's not their job to coach, train, motivate or monitor their teams isn't new to me, lol!
Great article.
Not overseeing a team is rather lazy, after all, a leader is paid to lead!
I'm all for empowerment, but there is a limit.
Thanks for the comment Wendy.
You wouldn’t believe how many leaders I work with who say their leadership style is to let other people do their job. And then they tell me they don’t understand why nobody is accountable.
I ran engagement surveys for an organization for over 11 years so managers saying it's not their job to coach, train, motivate or monitor their teams isn't new to me, lol!
Very nice reading, thanks for sharing this!
Thank you so much for reading it and commenting!
Such an important distinction. And love the historical example!
So glad you liked it. Thanks for commenting!!
Leaders can often confuse stepping back with delegating, and the team feels the difference immediately even it is not explicit called out.
Real delegation still has a feedback loop attached, someone checking in on where you’re stuck before you’ve fully admitted you’re stuck.
Strip that out and what’s left isn’t empowerment, it’s just more distance with a different name.