{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep.1594 - Letting Lower-Level People Make Key Decisions","description":"In this episode, Jason tackles a critical leadership mistake in construction: letting untrained or unproven team members make key decisions too early. While empowering people is essential, he explains that true leadership is not about stepping back too soon, it\u2019s about developing people to the point where they can make decisions that protect and strengthen the system. Drawing from Lean principles and insights from Japanese culture, Jason contrasts the Western \u201csink or swim\u201d mentality with a mastery-based approach. He explains how promoting people before they are fully trained leads to erosion of systems, breakdown of culture, and loss of performance gains. Letting people \u201cdo it their way\u201d without proper grounding isn\u2019t empowerment, it\u2019s abdication. What you'll learn in this episode:  Why early empowerment without training weakens teams. The difference between delegation and abdication. How Lean systems erode when leaders stop holding standards. Why mastery should come before decision-making authority. leaders who can sustain excellence.  Are you developing people to lead or stepping back before they\u2019re ready and hoping it works? &amp;nbsp; If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two \ud83d\ude0a). Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels: \u00b7 Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg &amp;nbsp;\u00b7 LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/leanTakt \u00b7 LeanSuper YouTube Channel:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg\/featured \u00b7 LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw ","author_name":"Elevate Construction","author_url":"http:\/\/elevateconstruction.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41064355\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41064355"}