In this video, leadership coach and author John Knowlton explains a powerful concept from his book Thinking for Success, effective leaders know how to push work down and pull work down. Great leadership means empowering others to take responsibility, solve problems, and grow. When leaders delegate, they create space to focus on more on the biggest challenges, strategic innovation and the continued development of their people.

John also challenges team members to think differently, take initiative, remove work from your leader’s plate and demonstrate capability. That’s how you grow, earn trust and position yourself for promotion and success.

Having a growth-focused mindset and strategy will lead to greater leadership success and smarter thinking every day.