Five Steps to Empower Your Team
This is so especially of Senior Management where the controls can erode creative freedom for the middle managers to work towards achieving goals.
What would a story about business practices be without a Peter Drucker quote?
“So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.” — Peter Drucker
New manager soften make the mistake of feeling like they have to make every decision — and exert control over subordinates — rather than leading. The manager often feels more comfortable when they can put in strict controls on everything that happens. They do that at their own peril — the controls can often provide a disincentive for other managers and employees to implement the culture.
Author: Paul Dughi
VP/General Manager at WAAY-TV & AudiencePop, named one of Broadcasting and Cable’s Digital All-Stars “On the front lines of transforming the broadcast industry”