To grow leaders and leadership demands clear thinking. Many organizations rush into leadership development planning, lacking clear-thinking, find out too late that they are going in the wrong direction.
Much of the confusion and frustration comes from having too many layers of management in the organization. In other words:
Like Collins in Good-to-Great, getting the right people on the bus in the right seat is important. Unfortunately companies keep adding seats and squeezing in extra and unnecessary layers. Causing increased tension and everyone feeling squished, micromanaged, distrusted and unsafe.
Below are 4 Minimum authorities that every manager must have in order to be an effective and trustworthy managerial leader. Each has a short video and written explanation of why the authority is necessary and how can make your team and leadership better.
Accountable managers MUST be able to decide what types of task assignments they give to subordinates. They must not be bypassed by their own managers.
If we are to hold a manager accountable for the output of their subordinates the ability to decide delegation and planning of tasks is necessary.