6 Ways To Empower Others To Succeed
- Share information:
- Create clear goals and objectives:
- Teach that it’s o.k. to make mistakes:
- Create an environment that celebrates successes and failures:
- Support a learning environment:
- Let teams become the hierarchy:
Thomas and Velthouse offered one of the first specific descriptions by identifying four dimensions of empowerment.
Thomas and Velthouse offered one of the first specific descriptions by identifying four dimensions of empowerment.
- Meaningfulness – This describes the value of the task in relation to individual beliefs, ideals, and standards. If the work you need to do doesn’t have much or any meaning to you, doesn’t seem to hold much or any importance, then there isn’t much or any motivation to work hard and produce quality work.
- Competence – Here’s the confidence piece. Empowerment derives from feeling qualified and capable of performing the work. You can handle what you’re being asked to do.
- Impact – The more impact you believe you will have, the more motivation you feel to work hard. You are empowered if you believe you’re doing work that makes a difference—work that matters and is important.
- Choice – This dimension relates to whether you get to determine the task goals and how you will accomplish them. The more choice you have, the more empowered you feel.
