Beautiful. Emphasis on the thoughtful. It almost seems required to go through a phase of analysis-paralysis and "not wanting to force anything on empowered teams", to come out at the and realize there's thoughtful boundaries, constraints and focus one can apply to be way more helpful.
This part hit me hard: The primary way to empower the team is to help reduce cognitive load, not leave all the mess up to them.
Thanks John
PS: The pictures of the HIPPO are awesome
Insightful post yet I keep staring at all the pictures 🤣
True, sometimes we need the HiPPO to make a (wise) call. Reminds me of Plato's "Philosopher King."
Beautiful. Emphasis on the thoughtful. It almost seems required to go through a phase of analysis-paralysis and "not wanting to force anything on empowered teams", to come out at the and realize there's thoughtful boundaries, constraints and focus one can apply to be way more helpful.
Great article. Liked the contrast of authority forced on a situation in bad times being quite different to authority in good times