Have you worked for a leader who didn’t train their team? Have you worked for a leader who micromanaged?
Here’s a simple framework I created to think about leadership: underpowering, overpowering, and empowering.
If you can relate to the first, then you had an underpowering leader. If you can relate to the second, then you had an overpowering leader.
An underpowering leader doesn’t give their team resources.
An overpowering leader doesn’t give their team autonomy.
The problem with these two types of leadership is that they leave your team stuck. Teams with underpowering leaders don’t have the tools and training they need to succeed. Teams with overpowering leaders don’t have the authority and ownership they need to get things completed.
Because of this, we don’t want to underpower or overpower our teams. Instead, we want to empower them.
An empowering leader gives their team both resources and autonomy.
Application questions:
- Which leader are you most like?
- How can you better empower your team?
- What resources can you give them?
- Where can you give them more autonomy?
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