Responsibility: Empowering Your Employees

As a leader have you had any of these thoughts?

“I wish _____ would take more responsibility.”
“Why do I feel like I’m micromanaging ________.”
“Why do I have a hard time talking to ______ about responsibility.”

2 Things You Can Do Right Now

1. Have an informal discussion at your next team meeting around how they define the words: responsibility and empowerment.

2. Start to look for and acknowledge people who are taking responsibility.