Empowerment means “authority or power given to someone to do something.” There is little doubt regarding the numerous benefits resulting from empowered employees. However, despite the buzz regarding empowerment, too often organisations speak about empowering their employees, but in reality, this is not true. Empowering employees cannot be a strategy on its own. Throwing people […]
There is large consensus regarding the positive benefits resulting from employee engagement. A meta-analysis of all available field experiments on leaders empowering subordinates was conducted on a total of 105 studies. The study’s focus assessed whether an empowering leadership style was linked to improved job performance, and whether this was true of different types of […]
If one were to begin defining empowerment in the workplace, one could start with looking at bees. Bees’ highly decentralised form of government allows the worker bees, who are closest to the information, to act upon it immediately and make the most informed decisions, instead of returning to the colony for the queen bee to […]
Managers are often nervous when it comes to psychological safety. There is an understanding that psychological safety can help people learn, but it is often confusing to managers. It is often asked “does this mean I cannot expect excellence because people are not held accountable for great results?” Edmondson, the father of psychological safety, goes […]
Studies show that commitment is very important for teams. A 2013 study demonstrated that high performing organisations have higher levels of commitment than low performing organisations. Sixty seven percent of people surveyed in high performing organisations reported having a sense of shared commitment and responsibility, as opposed to the 43% of those surveyed in low […]
Teams are an integral part of many organisations and working in teams is on the rise. Successful teamwork relies upon collaboration existing between all team members creating an environment where they are all willing to contribute and participate in order to promote and nurture a positive and effective team environment. During a recent study, comprising […]
