Organizations today increasingly recognize that employees do their best work when they’re trusted to take initiative, solve problems and exercise judgment on their own. Yet many leaders struggle to find the balance between giving employees the freedom to make decisions and maintaining the accountability needed to achieve results.
The most effective approach lies somewhere between blind trust and the excessive oversight of micromanagement. Here, members of Forbes Coaches Council share strategies leaders can use to build trust, encourage ownership and create conditions that foster meaningful employee autonomy.