How to Actually Empower Your Team: 3 Frameworks That Work
"Just empower them" might be the most useless advice in leadership. Lyndsey and Briony tackle the frustrating reality that most leaders have no idea how to actually get their team to take ownership instead of constantly coming to them for decisions.
This episode delivers three specific frameworks you can explain to your team in five minutes each that create lasting change in how high-performing teams approach problems and make decisions.
Three Key Takeaways:
1. The Decision Stack: End the Guessing Game on Authority – Create four clear decision levels so your team knows exactly when to act independently.
2. The Problem Ownership Protocol: Stop Being the Team's Problem-Solver – Three questions shift conversations from reporting problems to owning solutions.
3. The Confidence Ladder: Build Capability Step-by-Step – For team members who know what needs doing but lack confidence, use five rungs.
