The Essence Of Empowerment

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have been suddenly thrown upon them. Change of any kind will
usually inspire resistance, especially when you are talking about extracting
power from management to place in the hands of "subordinates."

There are obvious methods to achieving the results that the stakeholders
of an organization demand through empowerment. Increases in profitability,
productivity, creativity, and a shorter time-to-market are all feasible results
of empowerment. In fact, "empowerment is an extremely cost-effective means of
bringing about desired changes in performance and operational effectiveness."
It takes only a stout devotion of the entire organization, from the top levels
downward. That's all. There are, however, key factors to its success.

One of the most important key elements to take into account is the need
for extensive organizational preparation to achieve effective implementation.
By preparation, I mean an organizational-wide commitment to preparing both
management ...

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most familiar with their end of the value chain.
They theoretically can recognize what it is, exactly, that can be done more
efficiently and productively to bring this product to market at lower costs.
They are also able to "refine" the product since they have hands-on experience.
This transference of responsibility to the employee inherently leaves more time
for creative brainstorming by management to search for more proficient processes
and products.

Open, multilateral communication between management and staff is another
vital requirement for effective implementation. Expectations must be
communicated from top levels of management and vice versa for empowerment to
work. These ...

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