Reflection: Empowering Your Employees to Empower Themselves by Marshall Goldsmith

Following are a few things leaders can do to build an environment that empowers people.

• Treat your employees as partners.
• Allow the employee take up ownership and commitmment for decisions.
• The leader needs to make sure people are safe doing their jobs.
• Give power to those who have demonstrated the capacity to handle the responsibility.
• Create a favorable environment in which people are encouraged to grow their skills.
• Don't second-guess others' decisions and ideas unless it's absolutely necessary. This only undermines their confidence and keeps them from sharing future ideas with you.
• Give people discretion and autonomy over their tasks and resources.

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