Task Vs How To Do The Job

Although many managers don’t care to know the difference, there’s a thin line between giving someone a task and telling them how to do it.

When you tell someone how to do something, you’re also telling them “I don’t think you can do this on your own”. The lack of trust will hurt the manager/employee relationship and where trust is in small amount-so is the willingness to work.

If you want your employees to give it their all at work, give them a task and let them figure out how to do it. It’ll be easier on you, since you won’t feel like you have to chaperone and it’ll allow them to think for themselves. Many heads thinking on a problem is better than 1 doing all the thinking.