Building and Growing Empowered teams

Empowered teams are essential to the success of any organization. They provide the autonomy and flexibility to make bets, experiment with new ideas, and rapidly execute on strategy. But building empowered teams is not easy. It requires buy-in from leadership, support from mentors, and a willingness to let go of control. If you’re struggling to empowered your team, here are a few things you can do:

Be willing to let go of control. Empowered teams need room to breathe. They need to know that they can make mistakes without being penalized. So give them the freedom to operate independently, and trust that they will make the right decisions for the organization – while providing a clear definition of when the team is a success.