Push authority to information
![Push Authority to Information illustration: on the left in a position of authority, a boss waits expectantly to hear the latest updates from their team in order to make a decision. On the right, a leader distributes their authority out to team members who become empowered to make decisions themselves based on the information they have. Everyone seems happier on the right.](https://images.prismic.io/sketchplanations/9fefef29-e309-42fa-accb-e66476c1e302_SP+724+-+Information+and+authority.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840&q=50)
Bosses push information up to authority. Leaders push authority down to information.
This little gem is from ex-submarine captain turned leadership guru, David Marquet. Pretty much any talk by him is great, but here's an entertaining and thought-provoking talk by him I enjoyed.
See his book Turn the ship around!: A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders
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