CHAPTER 3USE COMMANDER’S INTENT TO PROMOTE OWNERSHIP, STRETCH YOUR PEOPLE, AND ALIGN THEM WITH YOUR BUSINESS STRATEGY

Investing excruciating minutes to ensure clarity about who is responsible for doing particular tasks, which we described in Chapter 2, takes time. The good news? The advice we give you in this chapter—for getting clear about the what and how related to projects, initiatives, and strategy—will save you time while helping you to create the conditions of accountability and deliver results.

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