A manager cannot do it all – their performance depends on how they get the best from their team.

By giving employees the capacity to act on the manager’s behalf they will benefit incredibly with that level of trust.

And when a manager says, ‘Look, do your best and I’ll always support you’, they will take risks at just the right level for them.

You are giving yourself more freedom in the process, and mentoring them into becoming a manager.

If employees don’t develop the understanding that they are empowered to do what they can with the freedom that provides, they will always ‘pass the monkey’ back to the manager.

That way they can get off making a decision and risk less.

If a manager makes all the top decisions and involves his people as a minimum, they will do as they’re told, collect their regular salary slip and do only what’s asked of them.