June 17: Empowerment Needs Clear Boundaries

Real empowerment requires clear boundaries.

Telling team members they're "empowered to make decisions" without frameworks creates confusion and continued escalation. Effective empowerment identifies specific decisions team members can make independently with clear parameters for when to escalate.

Take Action: Identify one routine decision your team currently escalates that they could handle with simple criteria. Outline and share those criteria with the team.