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Want to learn more? Take a deep dive…

Daum, K. (2013, September 30). 8 Tips for empowering employees. Inc.
Giang, V. (2013, October 10). 3 Ways to empower your employees to own their work. Business
Insider.

Reh, F. J. (n.d.). Fairness is good management. About Management.
Theriault, M. (2014, January 10). Why managers shouldn’t treat all employees the same. Fox
Business.

Job assignments
• Assemble and direct a team of diverse people to accomplish a difficult task. One where you can’t go it
alone and leveraging the skills of others is integral to success.
• Lead a group of people on a project that requires them to step up. Tap into their current skill and ability
levels, then delegate responsibilities to stretch, challenge, build skill, and increase confidence.
• Offer to take over a failing project. Engage in real-time damage control, removing obstacles,
negotiating for resources, redistributing work, etc., while keeping the team on task toward its goal.
• Manage a group of people who are towering experts and you are not. Give them a clear outcome, then
stand back and allow them the freedom to perform. Let them take credit for success.
• Volunteer to manage a group of low-competence or low-performing people through a task they couldn’t
do by themselves.

Take time to reflect…

If you find it difficult to usher people to action…
…then make sure people understand what’s important. Helping them see the goal will create
energy and drive around achieving it. Using a “pull” strategy will likely be more effective than
pushing others to act.

If letting go of control makes you nervous and tense…
…then consider that hanging onto it will hold you back. Letting go of the reins will be a huge step
forward in getting more work done overall.

If you feel that your way is the only way to succeed…

…then open your mind to means untested. Directing work is more about providing focus and
structure than dictating methods. Encourage ideas; stimulate commitment.

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see
when you take your eyes off your goal.”

Henry Ford – American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company

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