Rockwell offers a simple list that makes sense. His blog, of course, is about leadership and not applied specifically to education, but there are some practical ideas here that shouldn't take too long to remember.
He wrote that a leader does not empower the organization if members of the community must constantly ask permission before acting. Trust is important. Like oxygen, trust is invisible, but important to survival. I have to think about how this is true in my classroom of 10-year-olds. How do I empower my students without losing sight of procedures and expectations.
I have had students in my classroom who seemingly put their hands in the air before approaching a problem on their own. When this happens, I refuse to jump in immediately to help them. I must not fall into the temptation to crowd a child with guidance until I know s/he gets a chance to attack their challenges on their own. I like how Rockwell puts it: "Stay available but keep your hands in your pockets." If I hurry to assist a child, I establish a dangerous pattern that says that I will always be there to swoop in, but the fact is, we (parents and teachers) are trying to get our children ready to face a world in which we will not always be present.
Rockwell also wrote that if nothing important happens when you're gone, then followers have to wait for the boss to be present in order to be productive. We have to change this. For the teacher, I should stop believing that nothing worthwhile can happen when I call upon a substitute teacher to fill my shoes. Learning should not stop when I have to be away.
Later in his post, Mr. Rockwell suggests clarifying expectations through use of repetition and daily practice. He says followers need systematic feedback (That means they have to be vulnerable enough to accept constructive criticism.). Rockwell writes that not only must gratitude be expressed for achievement, but that it's always important to show gratitude for effort. He says people must be challenged and stretched. He affirms the forward-leaning attitude of Growth Mindset when he tells leaders to let people "responsibly fail". He explains that this only teaches people to play it safe.
In this simple blog post, Dan Rockwell reminds us (leaders/teachers/parents) not to run to everyone's assistance. It's not always intuitive to allow our developing children to develop on their own and to stretch their thinking. We seem to be OK with working our muscles by using such a strategy; I wonder why we resist using this approach with emotions and academics.