Can I tell you that I disagree, or will you get offended? Can I make suggestions on your slide deck, or will you get curt? Do you prefer I just nod my head and agree with you, or do you actually want to know what I think? Just asking. It’s important to me to understand whether you want the thing to be great, or if you want to be great. Depending on your answer, I will behave differently. Also, depending on your answer, I may not stick around too long.
With your teams, don’t get out of the way, do this instead
"Get out of the way!" I often hear some version of this sentiment when talking about building a culture to incentivize high performance teams. "You have to find the right people, equip them, and then get out of the way." People who talk about getting out of the way...