On Leadership and Giving Your Team Ownership

Sometimes the leader knows the answer, or perhaps he knows the most efficient way to get to the answer. Still, it may be best to allow his people to overcomplicate the answer, to overcomplicate the method by which they get to the answer. By doing so, he gives them a sense of genuine ownership and contribution. Beware; your attempt to show them the best way may really be your attempt to show them your “superiority.”