Empowering your Team

At what level do you empower your team to take responsibility and to make decisions?

There are successful managers who coach and nurture their team and provide different levels of autonomy.   Teams require a leader to manage overall direction based on established goals and targets.  Great leaders learn to develop strategies and adjust them to reach these goals. 

We also have leaders who use empowerment as a tool for not managing.   Managers who hide behind this philosophy are not leading their team.   This type of management style has no accountability when you leave the team alone to make all the decisions.

As our Team continues to grow, empowering them becomes more important to successfully surpass all targets.  Each team member is responsible and accountable in their respective areas.  Communication with the Team including each respective Manager is one of the keys to implementing a strong strategy.

To empower the team, set clear direction and motivate the team to achieve their goals by taking on the challenge of making some decisions along the way.  Without accountability to the team leader, most teams accomplish very little.