Program Objectives : Personal empowerment and self sufficiency.
New opportunities and challenges for today’s managers.
Congruence between personal expectations, company’s priorities and societal changes.
Group empowerment, coaching and leadership skills. Program Objectives
A Challenge : A Challenge Please write a One Sentence Definition of
EMPOWERMENT
Definition : Definition To operate by itself and with enthusiasm.
What Empowerment - Is : What Empowerment - Is Responsibility and Ownership.
Working independently towards common objectives.
Understanding “Why?” so that guidelines can be applied.
Weighing the impact of decisions on all affected stakeholders.
Making more trade -offs, not less.
An earned privilege. It is not a given right!!
What Empowerment - Is Not : What Empowerment - Is Not Throwing out the rule book.
Bypassing everyone who will say “No”.
Doing the “Fun Parts” of someone else’s job.
Freedom to unilaterally make decisions that impact others.
Give Power Away : Give Power Away “Power is an ‘expandable pie’… power is not a zero-sum commodity, requiring that for others to have more, the leader must have less.”
“You have to give power to gain power.”
How To Give Power Away : How To Give Power Away Assign important tasks.
Provide autonomy and discretion.
Give visibility and recognition.
Help build strong relationships.
Decision Test Questions (1 of 2) : Decision Test Questions (1 of 2) Is it right for the customer?
Is it right for our company?
Is it ethical and legal?
Have I assessed the risks against the benefits? Empowerment
Slide 10 : Do I have enough information to make an informed decision?
Have I worked with other members of the team?
Would I be willing to be accountable for my decision? Empowerment Decision Test Questions (2 of 2)
Slide 11 : Transfer ownership for work to those who execute the work.
Create the environment for ownership where each person wants to be responsible.
Coach the development of personal capabilities. Leaders (1 of 2)
Slide 12 : Learn fast themselves and encourage others to also learn quickly.
“People rise to the challenge when it is their challenge.” Leaders (2 of 2)
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