If your team members frequently to you for answers they should know or could find themselves, they are delegating upwards. To turn it around…
Casey’s eTip: Ask for Solutions Instead of Supplying Them
Ask them how they would handle the situation if you were not around. If it’s a good idea, tell them to run with it. If it’s not, do a little training to explain why. Situation by situation, they will gain confidence and stop treating you like an answer-dispensing machine.
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