Empowerment involves sharing power with employees so they can make decisions to solve problems and improve performance. It is based on giving employees skills, resources, authority, and accountability to contribute to their competence and satisfaction. Empowerment also builds self-capabilities and increases visibility so people can take on new responsibilities and improve their image. Empowered employees feel responsible for their work and business development. They are proactive problem-solvers rather than just following orders. Empowerment leads to happier, more committed, flexible, and creative employees who are more engaged and productive.

1. Let’s talk about empowerment
Rafael Ortiz
www.rafaelortiz.net
@rafaelortiz00

2. EMPOWERMENT
A management practice of sharing power
with employees so that they can take
initiative and make decisions to solve
problems and improve performance.
It is based on the idea that giving
employees skills, resources, authority,
motivation, as well holding them
accountable for outcomes of their
actions, will contribute to their
competence and satisfaction.

3. BUT EMPOWERMENT IS ALSO…
Building self-capabilities & skills, enhancement of
them and increasing the visibility of a person or a
group to take on new responsibilities and improve
the personal and public image.

4. SOME CHARACTERISTICS
The professional feels responsible not only for his/her work,
but the entire business and his/her own development and
becomes an "active problem-solver" rather than an executor
of orders.
Loss of fear to change and to be proactive

5. SOME CHARACTERISTICS
Proactive and enthusiastic people: HAPPY PEOPLE
More committed, flexible and creative (as people feel
secure and recognized)
Greater engagement = more productivity

6. SO…
EMPOWERMENT IS ABOUT ME
OR ABOUT MY ORGANIZATION?

7. DEVELOPING YOURSELF
AND GROWING IS
ALWAYS AN EXERCISE
OF SELF-COMMITMENT

8. …BUT IT IS NOT COMPULSORY

10. MAIN BARRIERS
Psychological: fear, “I cannot”,
“I don’t know how to start”,
self-esteem, lack of
constancy…
Social conventions
Organizational

11. CONTINOUS
EDUCATION
SELF-DEVELOPMENT
COACHING
IS THE KEY
PERSONAL
BRANDING

12. A new and small group
No reputation
Lack of credibility
A LITTLE PERSONAL
STORY Little cohesion
Low visibility
Difficult business

13. WITH A SHARED VISION
People proud of being part
of the group
Training & innovation
A LITTLE PERSONAL
STORY
Complexity makes the
difference and adds value to
the group
A reference in the company
and in the market

14. Self-diagnosis
Where am I? How the rest of the
people perceive me?
Goals
Where do I want to be? How do I want
the rest perceive me?
Action Plan
What do I have to do and when? Who
can help and support me?
Evalutation
How can I improve? How will I know
that I have achieved my goals?

15. If you have a plan, you know exactly what to do

16. Let’s talk about empowerment
Rafael Ortiz
www.rafaelortiz.net
@rafaelortiz00