There is ONLY one of you, and you have several to many employees.
The question is how best to leverage your time, attention, and efforts.
When you design your business culture to support people thinking for themselves, you harness forces beyond the ability to control, and beyond predictable outcomes.
Sure, it’s scary, takes courage, some wisdom, and the willingness to let go and try something new.
The reward is greater productivity, profits, and a business culture embracing innovation. And, when you take the risk, you offer employees what they want most, making them happier, and you benefit from less attrition.
Isn’t that why you went into business for yourself?
Invitation to action: Right now take five minutes to look at where you might be able to let go of some control and empower a motivated employee with more responsibility and freedom and less oversight. What’s the potential risk? What are the possible downsides? How much time might this free up for you? And, where would you put that time to good use if you had the extra time freed up?
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