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Stop Telling People What to Do

Jeremy Gutsche Shares His Unconventional Leadership Advice

— March 12, 2013 — Business
Jeremy Gutsche's innovation keynote speeches and his award-winning book 'Exploiting Chaos' offer many pieces of leadership advice, one of which encourages leaders to "stop telling people what to do." Gutsche believes that a successful team is characterized by members who feel empowered and confident in the decisions they make independent of instructions or orders from a senior person. True leaders create an environment that enables individuals to achieve their full potential.

Jeremy's book -- which is available for FREE here -- offers three examples of this.

"'The role of the Director is to create a space where the actors and actresses can become more than they've ever been before, more than they've dreamed of being.'" --Robert Altman, Oscar-winning Director.

"'We are constantly amazed by how much people will do when they are not told what to do by management.'" --Jack Welch, CEO of GE.

"GEICO CEO (Tony Nicely) loves his job, that's one of the reasons I like the company, as his boss my goal is to make sure he keeps loving his job, because he's a smart competent guy and his competitive advantage is that passion. So I pretty much leave well enough alone -- because all I can do is mess it up."' --Warren Buffett, Investment Legend.

By not constantly telling employees what to do, they will feel more empowered and make for better employees.
Trend Themes
1. Empowerment Leadership - Creating an environment that enables individuals to achieve their full potential by empowering them to make independent decisions.
2. Confident Decision-making - Encouraging team members to make confident decisions without relying on constant instructions from senior leadership.
3. Self-directed Teams - Fostering a culture where employees feel empowered to take initiative and work independently.
Industry Implications
1. Leadership Development - Developing programs and tools that train leaders to empower their teams and promote confident decision-making.
2. Human Resources Consulting - Providing guidance and strategies to organizations on fostering self-directed teams and cultivating an empowering work environment.
3. Organizational Culture - Assisting companies in shaping their organizational culture to promote empowerment, confident decision-making, and self-directed teams.
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