I'm sorry but your example of having a 13 year old document and strategize setting off fireworks, which are illegal, is a poor example of empowering an employee. It's like having a criminal lay out his argument, strategy and justification for committing a crime.

To be a decision maker and enable your team to drive solutions also requires a core set of values to know right from wrong. Your example basically trivializes the point if the book and is far too simplistic.