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Employee Empowerment: A Key Force in Leadership

Lead on Purpose

This disenchantment is painfully clear in the Gallup 2013 State of the American Workplace survey. While this increase in work is often counteracted by increased pay and better hours, many managers continue taking on responsibilities rather than delegating them to workers, leading to gridlock. How to Properly Empower Employees.

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The Problem with Good Ideas | Thoughts for the Everyday Leader

Nathan Magnuson

February 11, 2013. All too often this leads to a loss of trust, miscommunication, and a decrease in morale, not to mention loss of market share or revenue. Delegation (1). © 2013 Thoughts for the Everyday Leader — Standard by 8BIT. Home About Coaching Contact Guest Posts Archives. by Nathan Magnuson.

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How to Stop Micromanaging Your Team

Harvard Business Review

“Micromanaging dents your team’s morale by establishing a tone of mistrust—and it limits your team’s capacity to grow,” she says. It was fall 2013—CoachUp’s second year of business. He now knows to be more explicit about his reasons when he’s delegating certain tasks.

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Make Your Work Resolutions Stick

Harvard Business Review

If, for instance, your goal is to reduce your micro-managerial tendencies, explain to your team that you will be delegating more often. “They will motivate you and encourage you, and when your morale is low, they will boost it.” ” At the beginning of 2013, she decided it was finally time.

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