Chapter 7. Growing people
This chapter covers
- Using challenges to develop a successful core team
- How to use “homework”
- Identifying potential in people
In the previous chapter, you learned about using commitment language. It’s time to use it to grow the people in your team.
For your team to be able to self-organize without depending on you, they need to learn how to solve their own problems. One of the simplest ways to encourage that is to stop solving all their problems for them; ask them to start solving them on their own. This is called delegation, and it may feel awkward at first, but it’s part of the idea of getting out of your comfort zone and learning new skills.
You too will have to learn a new skill here: stop solving everyone’s ...
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