As a leader, do you:
- Require people to get your approval before a project leaves your team.
- Collaborate only with you on particular projects?
- Lead a lot of calls when “creative juice” needs to be on display.
- Take someone’s idea and work and completely re-work it over the weekend so it hits your standards?
One corporate VP had a favorite saying, quoted often and written on her door: “Ignore me as needed to get your job done.” This simple mantra signaled an important trust in the judgment and capability of others.
Multipliers
When is the last time you told your team to “ignore you” and get their job done?
Think about how much that would empower your team to go above and beyond. Sure, there may be some bumps in the road, but that’s how long-lasting change is made.
I have found that the lessons stick more when you overcome a challenge than when everything is smooth-sailing.
