SKILL 2:EMPOWER PEOPLE TO CONTROL THEIR WORK AND THEIR LIFE
• Definition: Sharing power and authorizing people to think and make decisions
• Benefits:
— Encourages productive thinking
— Frees initiative
— Improves quality
• Steps:
A. Define job direction and boundaries
B. Provide Autonomy to initiate within boundaries
C. Support people as needed
Introduction
Empowering means sharing power and authorizing people to think and make decisions (Carkhuff, 1989). Empowering requires that people have the skills they need to meet their responsibilities. In this Age of Information, empowering skills should emphasize processing information. Economists ...
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