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Words of Wisdom on EmpowermentIn developing our seminars and keynote presentations, we are fortunate to run across many words of wisdom. If you need a refreshing thought, idea, slogan, or profound nugget for an upcoming meeting, presentation, or lunch room bulletin board, take a look at the following words of wisdom on empowerment. Don't miss our other categories of Words of Wisdom.  Random Thoughts on EmpowermentAs we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be
those who empower others. The best executive is the one who has sense enough to
pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep
from meddling with them while they do it. The critical point in the career of many a leader is the
point when he/she must either learn to empower, or cease to grow in scope
and capacity. An empowered organization is one in which individuals
have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed
in a way that leads to collective organizational success. I believe a leader's success can be defined as the maximum
utilization of the abilities of those under him/her. Virtually every company will be going out and empowering
their workers with a certain set of tools, and the big difference in how
much value is received from that will be how much the company steps back
and really thinks through their business processes ... thinking through
how their business can change, how their project management, their customer
feedback, and their planning cycles can be quite different than they ever
were before. Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to
do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. The beauty of empowering others is that your own power
is not diminished in the process. Today many American corporations spend a great deal of
money and time trying to increase the originality of their employees,
hoping thereby to get a competitive edge in the marketplace. But such
programs make no difference unless management also learns to recognize
the valuable ideas among the many novel ones, and then finds ways of implementing
them. In our ever-expanding role as leaders, we should approach
our jobs with a willingness to nurture our employees to maturity in respect
to the work we empower to them.
The vision is really about empowering workers, giving
them all the information about what's going on so they can do a lot more
than they've done in the past. Empowerment means giving power - not just to DO things
but to participate in major decisions - to be listened to with respect.
Empowerment is also the natural shift of power - to knowledge, away from
position. Empowerment normally means letting others make decisions that
you would normally make. You can also empower leadership in the
sense of encouraging employees to think for themselves and to challenge
upwards. The great leaders are like the best conductors - they
reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players. If there is any one axiom that I have tried to live up
to in trying to become successful in business, it is the fact that I have
tried to surround myself with associates that know more about business
than I do. This policy has always been very successful and is still working
for me.
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