Ahhh yeah. The "leave them alone" approach is only really suitable after a person has already demonstrated both competence and their own self direction / initi

Ahhh yeah. The "leave them alone" approach is only really suitable after a person has already demonstrated both competence and their own self direction / initiative. If they're not yet at that stage, leaving them alone will generally make things worse (with a poor outcome) rather than better. :( This is a very short book that explains the right approach pretty well, and seems based on the reality of how most people work, rather than theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_Minute_Manager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_One_Minute_Manager