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Slide 2: www.ReadySetPresent.com Program Objectives  Personal empowerment and self sufficiency.  New opportunities and challenges for today’s managers.  Congruence between personal expectations, company’s priorities and societal changes.  Group empowerment, coaching and leadership skills. Page 2
Slide 3: www.ReadySetPresent.com A Challenge Please write a One Sentence Definition of EMPOWERMENT Page 3
Slide 4: www.ReadySetPresent.com Definition To operate by itself and with enthusiasm. Page 4
Slide 5: www.ReadySetPresent.com What Empowerment - Is  Responsibility and Ownership.  Working independently towards common objectives.  Understanding “Why?” so that guidelines can be applied.  Weighing the impact of decisions on all affected stakeholders.  Making more trade -offs, not less.  An earned privilege. It is not a given right!! Page 5
Slide 6: www.ReadySetPresent.com What Empowerment - Is Not  Throwing out the rule book.  Bypassing everyone who will say “No”.  Doing the “Fun Parts” of someone else’s job.  Freedom to unilaterally make decisions that impact others. Page 6
Slide 7: www.ReadySetPresent.com Give Power Away  “Power is an ‘expandable pie’… power is not a zero-sum commodity, requiring that for others to have more, the leader must have less.” “You have to give power to gain power.”  Page 7
Slide 8: www.ReadySetPresent.com How To Give Power Away     Assign important tasks. Provide autonomy and discretion. Give visibility and recognition. Help build strong relationships. Page 8
Slide 9: www.ReadySetPresent.com Decision Test Questions (1 of 2) Empowerment  Is it right for the customer?  Is it right for our company?  Is it ethical and legal?  Have I assessed the risks against the benefits? Page 9
Slide 10: www.ReadySetPresent.com Decision Test Questions (2 of 2) Empowerment  Do I have enough information to make an informed decision? members of the team?  Have I worked with other  Would I be willing to be accountable for my decision? Page 10
Slide 11: www.ReadySetPresent.com Leaders (1 of 2)  Transfer ownership for work to those who execute the work.  Create the environment for ownership where each person wants to be responsible.  Coach the development of personal capabilities. Page 11
Slide 12: www.ReadySetPresent.com Leaders (2 of 2)  Learn fast themselves and encourage others to also learn quickly. it is their challenge.”  “People rise to the challenge when Page 12
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