2. Empowerment
• The process of enabling or authorizing an
individual to think, behave, take action and
control work and decision making in
autonomous ways.
3. Characteristics of Empowerment and
Leadership
• It is linked to decision making, authority and
responsibility.
• The boundaries and expectations must be
clear
• It should encourage, motivate, be self fulfilling
and minimize limitations
4. Benefits of Empowerment
• Sense of Ownership
• Outperform and put discretionary effort
• Open up flair, imagination and initiative
5. Empowering Leadership
• All leaders have a vision of where they want to
go, but a great leader understands that how they
get there isn't necessarily set in stone.
• the key to continued success is harnessing the
power of your team and embracing the
way they impact and influence.
• Empowerment is the key to inspiring leadership.
By breaking out of the traditional leader-follower
mindset, you can build a stronger culture of trust,
self-confidence and achievement
6. How to Empower followers
• Learn to let go
• Learn to rely on your team
• Lending time
• Encourage in-the-moment feedback
Instant, on-the-spot feedback is one way for your team to
communicate issues and seek resolution
• Cultivate the ‘executive’ mentality
• Enable team members to see the big picture
• Present new challenges and opportunities
• Important to challenge employees so that they can demonstrate
and achieve their full potential
• Respect their boundaries
