The saying, “The devil is in the details” is true in all organizational and business environments. Often when leaders take the time to empower their employees and teams to handle minor details and problems, major problems are avoided or at least minimized.

The process of transformation and change within an organization demands that countless decisions be made every day. Effective leadership drives decisions lower within the organization to the front lines so that decisions can be made quickly where and when they count. Although leaders must be in the midst of their organization monitoring what is happening and assisting where needed, they can’t be omnipresent, and they can’t make all the decisions required to ensure the organization runs smoothly.

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