Saturday, February 8, 2014

Empowerment and Leadership

Empowerment is making employees full partners in the decision-making process and giving them the necessary tools and rewards. Power is viewed as an unlimited resource. Traditional authoritarian managers feel threatened.
Threats to Empowerment
Dishonesty
Untrustworthiness
Selfishness
Inadequate skills

Leadership

Leadership Defined: The process of inspiring, influencing, and guiding others to participate in a common effort
Formal Leadership: The process of influencing others to pursue official organizational objectives
Informal Leadership: The process of influencing others to pursue unofficial objectives that may or may not serve the organization’s interests
Lead or Manage? Good Leaders Must Do Both
The Evolution of Leadership Theory

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