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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