| Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. | | | | | | | | | | | | | FEBRUARY 11, 2010 | Let Your Employees Succeed by
Letting Them Fail | | | Good management is somewhere between controlling and ignoring; your job as a manager is to figure out the right balance. When you see an employee making a mistake, you may want to intervene. But, people don't learn by being told how to do something right. Stop yourself from interfering. Let your employee make the mistake and then help her adjust to get it right the next time. Of course, you do need to assess the risks and the consequences of failure — if your employee is about to present a flawed report to the CEO, intervene. But when the risks are lower, be prepared to watch and endure more failing than you might be comfortable with. | | | | | | Read the full post and join the discussion » | | | | | | | | RELATED PRODUCT |  | | | HBR's Must-Reads on Managing People | | | HBR Article Collection — Save 45% | | | Managing people is fraught with challenges: What really motivates people? How do you deal with problem employees? How can you build a great team? The answers to these questions can be elusive — even to a seasoned manager. | | | | | | | | | | ADVERTISEMENT | | | |  | | | | | | | Follow the Tip: |  |  | | | | | | | ALSO OF INTEREST | | | | | | | | PREVIOUS TIPS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved.
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