Journal article
Why Leaders Resist Empowering Virtual Teams
MIT Sloan management review, Vol.63(1)
01 Oct 2021
Abstract
One viable solution to some of the challenges leaders face is to adopt an empowering leadership style. This involves delegating authority and decision-making to team members, coaching employees rather than directing them, and regularly seeking their input to solve problems. When leaders allow employees to have an ownership stake in their day-to-day work, people can show what they're capable of doing, which leads to more trust and less micromanaging. That means soul-crushing "task master" meetings (all the more draining online) can be replaced with more meaningful, energizing conversations about strategy and talent development, fueling performance and growth while allowing leaders to build deeper connections with team members. Here, Sharma discusses the benefits of empowering leadership and looks at the primary reasons leaders resist empowering remote team members.
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- Title
- Why Leaders Resist Empowering Virtual Teams
- Creators
- Payal SharmaLauren D'InnocenzoBradley Kirkman
- Publication Details
- MIT Sloan management review, Vol.63(1)
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Management
- Identifiers
- 991020836498604721