The Advantages Of Empowerment January 10, 2010
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“It is unspeakable how advantageous it is, that a man should think he has something which he may call his own…”
~Politics, Aristotle
To have a true impact as a leader you must have ownership of your role, your mission, or your work center. You must realize that you have all the authority and power to direct all that goes on in your bubble, or your “sphere of influence”. In order to have ownership, and therefore leadership, you must have both responsibility AND accountability. Without both of these elements together you will find complacency, apathy, and inefficiency.
If you are a leader of leaders, empower them to take ownership of their roles and the development of their subordinates by giving them both responsibility and accountability. Once leaders take on ownership they become empowered to make a difference. They develop their subordinates beyond their subordinates’ own expectations, and they execute the direction of their superiors beyond even their superiors’ expectations.
That’s when the magic happens.
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