Trust the Teams Means Trusting the System(s)Trusting the team in...

Trust the Teams Means Trusting the System(s)

Trusting the team in a complex organization has two parts, one far more challenging than the other.

There is the leadership quality of letting go and trusting a team to do the work. It includes avoiding micromanaging, and being curious rather than overbearing. It’s a huge topic, with many ways to overcome this personal skill, including coaching. 

The second and more challenging part of trusting the team is actually trusting your system(s). If your system doesn’t give reason to know what going on, the teams will be unpredictable. This problem needs incremental, systematic improvements that help create agility over time.