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Apr 29, 2019
Letting go of fear and ego to empower our staff
Truly empowering staff is a difficult thing for many leaders to do and many organizations are far more controlling than they are empowering. While this is often driven by good motives - make sure that things don't go wrong, it is highly demotivating to staff and actually keeps staff from growing and developing. After all, without having to take responsibility and risks one does not grow. Simply...
Mar 24, 2015
The cost and rewards of empowering others
Empowerment by leaders is often ubiquitously poor. The reason is that there is a cost to empowerment and many leaders are unwilling to pay the cost. So any discussion of empowerment must begin by acknowledging that cost. Let me suggest three costs that prevent leaders from empowering others.
First, and this is a big one for leaders. When we empower, things may well not be done the way we would do...
Mar 24, 2015
The cost and rewards of empowering others
Empowerment by leaders is often ubiquitously poor. The reason is that there is a cost to empowerment and many leaders are unwilling to pay the cost. So any discussion of empowerment must begin by acknowledging that cost. Let me suggest three costs that prevent leaders from empowering others.
First, and this is a big one for leaders. When we empower, things may well not be done the way we would do...
Apr 23, 2014
How do we know if we truly empower our staff?
How do we know if we truly empower our staff or simply pay lip service to the concept. None of us as leaders would want to believe that we disempower staff, but it is often exactly what we do. Because leaders are intent on what they are doing they often do not realize that their actions can be disempowering to those around them. If you lead others, think through these behaviorswhich can disempower...
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Jan 19, 2014
The magic of empowerment
I believe that our need to control others is a result of the fall. Wherever I travel, it seems to be a universal phenomenon.
Control rather than empowerment is the operating mode of much in both ministry and business. It comes in the form of micromanagement, meddling in the responsibilities of others, telling others howthey should do what they are supposed to do, frequently changing something...
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