Here are 4 ways to foster it.
What exactly fosters a culture where people have the courage to create?
By Tomer Bar Zeev for Business Insider
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It’s not uncommon for leaders to claim well-built teams, a positive culture, products, and business units originated from people who took the initiative and had the courage to create.
But what exactly fosters a culture where people have the courage to create?
I believe that trust — and not just normal trust, but radical trust — holds the key to getting the most out of talented employees.
Instilling trust in the workplace ensures a company’s individual team members have the confidence and resources to leverage their strengths in a supportive environment. I see this in my own day-to-day work — I’m a CEO of CEOs, overseeing eight cofounders, and managing individuals like that can be a challenge.
The only right way to do it is to give them as much room as possible to do their jobs. In short, give them clear areas of ownership and responsibility and whole-heartedly trust them to get the job done.
Here are four key steps to creating that atmosphere:
1. Step way back
Don’t encourage people to think they should come to you (or their manager) for decisions. Reinforce the idea that if they are on the front lines of a role or a specific task they are going to be better equipped to make important decisions. You’re there to provide guidance, not to make important decisions for them.