Adm. Sam Paparo highlighted the necessity for leaders to assume risk for their teams during a Q&A at the Shangri-La Dialogue. He criticized the traditional reliance on middle managers, often labeled the 'frozen middle,' to facilitate change. Paparo argued that leaders must be proactive in allowing their teams to innovate by officially permitting them to 'break the rules.' This mindset shift is essential for the US military to embrace faster, more efficient operational changes, particularly in light of new technologies and research advancements.
A leader's job is to take responsibility for risks, instead of leaving middle managers to shoulder the question of whether to try new things.
If you are in a leadership position and you want your team to innovate faster, to move fast, and to break things, you have to assume their risk.
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