Effective Managers Know When to Hold Back

managers in Benin often face pressure to be all-knowing. However, this approach can hinder team development and independence.

In an effort to appear indispensable, many managers continue to solve problems themselves, rather than empowering their teams.

  • This behavior may seem beneficial in the short term, but it creates dependency and stifles initiative-taking among team members.
  • Effective managers understand that their role is not to provide all the answers, but to create conditions for their team to find them.

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Reporting for SaharaWire from the Nairobi bureau.