Absolutely," said the One Minute Manager.
"And once goals and directions are clear, the third step in developing people's
competence and commitment is to let them try," he added.
"But you don't want to turn over too much responsibility too soon, do you?"
wondered the entrepreneur.
"No," said the One Minute Manager. "The risk has to be reasonable. That leads to
the fourth step, observing performance. When you use a directing style you need
to supervise closely and frequently monitor performance.