Watch: Stewardship leader Sheryl Corrigan shares how shifting from rigid, top-down rules to a principle-based approach empowers employees to use their own judgment, solve problems and innovate from the bottom up.
Apply: Identify a strict rule or process in your daily work that feels like it stifles initiative.
Ask: “What is the underlying goal we are trying to achieve here, and is there a way to meet that goal while allowing for more individual judgment?”