A power gap exists between a leader and their staff, this can cause a wedge between employees and management. Larger power gaps result in isolation and can cause the organisation to deteriorate.
Your power gap is too large if
- Your surprised by news from staff
- Employees don’t seem to care about the business
- Employees are disengaged at work
- Productivity at work
- Internal initiatives frequently fail
You have a lower power gap if
- Feedback from your employees positive and negative
- Open door policy which is recognised by all members of staff
- Engaged staff and work/volunteer to lead initiatives
- Staff feel empowered
- Goals are understood by the team
How do you lower the power gap?
- Listen to employees at every opportunity
- Build a system to collect feedback
- Encourage a open door culture
- Publishing a monthly newsletter that describes past and future activities
- Flatten out your leadership hierarchy
- Meet monthly with your whole organisation, to discuss progress
