You can’t intend for somebody else to do something. That’s basically telling people what to do as a subterfuge. Here’s David with more about how “intent” works. Hey, you can’t intend for somebody else to do something. For example, you can’t say “I intend for you to be on time.” That’s basically telling people what...

Saying what you intend to do incorporates the best of the communications that happen with permission-based environments and the best of ownership and a bias for action that happens with a “just do it” environment. Here’s David with more. When it comes to communication structures, most organizations are not playing with a full deck.   I...

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Leaders provide information to help mitigate anxiety and mistakes. Here’s David to Heathrow Airport with an example. “Provide Information” is one of our practices. Sometimes we say, “Provide information not instructions.” But you can start by simply providing information. I’m on this shuttle bus in Heathrow.  I’m going from terminal 4 to 2, which is...

Yes! But separate the the flow of “information” from the flow of “authority”. Information should flow freely, but authority follows the hierarchy. Separate these two concepts. If you do not, information flow will likely be restricted to the same channels as the flow of authority, thus creating barriers to the flow of information.  

Use the Ladder of Leadership to both set and measure the level of empowerment in your team. It is both a thermometer and a thermostat for the language of empowerment. As many of you guys know, I was a math geek and an engineer. So there’s this geeky engineering-like substructure behind Intent-Based Leadership and the Ladder of...

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