Organizational Control and Empowerment
All organizations must deal with the issues of Control and Empowerment. It is not one or the other, but the relationship and balance between them.
When organizations lean too far towards control, they stifle creativity and innovation. They also tend to disfranchise people on the fringe.
When organizations lean too far towards empowerment, they often lose central focus and mission. The organization tends to fragment and lose clarity.
It is the equilibrium between control and empowerment that provides the most results. The leadership controls the mission, culture, and values, while at the same time allowing great empowerment of their people to innovate and bring new ideas into the organization.
How is your organization doing at finding the right balance?