Managers out there - What are your recs & tactics to encourage more autonomy and ownership over a needy direct report? Setting boundaries will be needed for the sake of bandwidth but more importantly, their growth. Welcome thoughts on pushing an employee out of their comfort zone and easing reliance on the manager.

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It sounds a bit harsh but the best way I’ve found to give direct reports autonomy is to throw them in the deep end. It feels wrong because you want to feel like you’re guiding them and helping them. But I’ve found that if you just tell them “this is your thing now, I am here to support you if you hit a wall” they usually will do the work to figure it out.

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