Balancing direction and empowerment

It’s critical to be transparent about what you expect of your teammates, and what they can expect of you. In this talk, Lara Hogan will talk about how to balance being empowering and being directive as a leader, and how to know when to switch up your approach.

Key takeaways

• Tactical strategies for giving strong direction (without being a jerk)
• A deeper understanding of the risks and tradeoffs of being too empowering, and too directive
• Practice choosing empowerment or directive skills in different contexts
• A template for framing difficult conversations