Team Member Empowerment Factors

1.   Freedom to make decisions. Members must be able to actively participate in team discussions leading up to and including the making of a decision.

2.   Freedom to make commitments. Members must be able to commit their functional area to work projects and other activities that are needed by the team.

3.   Freedom to accept work assignments. Members must be able to accept action items needed by the team, whether it is as simple as getting a copy of an existing report or preparing a new report.

4.   Communication of department information. The team often needs current information about relevant activities in a department that may have an impact on the work of the team. Members must be able to be a responsible ...

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