Leaders should work hard to give team members access to set their ideas free, fostering upward communication. Leaders need to enable team members to lead up, promoting a culture of idea-sharing and empowerment. Reflect upon the best idea to improve the organization, focus it into one sentence for effective communication. Additionally, consider ways to lighten the leader's load and provide consistent opportunities for team members to influence decision-making.
In this episode, Craig tackles three more things that matter when you are leading up: motives, initiative, and truth.