Empowerment does tie into trust. When you give some one a task, you need to give them a certain amount of responsibilty and authority to do what you are requesting, this way you do not need to "micro manage". This requires trust in the person you gave instructions too.
I agree some employees would rather just come to work, be told what to do and then go home. They do not want any leadership aspect in their job. Reasons: they do not want the responsibility that comes with it, but whether they realize it or not when they are asked to give someone else instructions they are taking leadership.
Hope this helps.
From: Reinhard
I agree some employees would rather just come to work, be told what to do and then go home. They do not want any leadership aspect in their job. Reasons: they do not want the responsibility that comes with it, but whether they realize it or not when they are asked to give someone else instructions they are taking leadership.
Hope this helps.
From: Reinhard
Namaskar Sunayna. Happy to meet you after a long time. I think to morrow I can post the reply to the content. regards
From India, Delhi
174From India, Delhi
Empowerment vs. Constructive empowerment
Let us start from power, Formally power means authority do some thing. President of India has the power to give assent to a bill passed by the parliament and for that he is empowered. When we speak “empowered”, impliedly it appears that the power comes from outside. Formally you and me are empowered to certain jobs. Then are we not empowered? Yes. Then where is the scope of discussion? Discharging the duty or exercising the power depends upon competency, devotion and activation level of a person.
The activation level. Let me elaborate it. Our brain always emits electrical waves called brain waves. The brain waves are measured by EEG. Normally the frequency of brain waves vary from near zero to 30 cycles per second. Up to 4 cycles per second are called delta waves. These are low voltage, high amplitude and synchronized waves. Such brain waves are emitted when we are in deep sleep.
Four to 8 cycles per second brain waves are called theta waves. These are low voltage, high or low amplitude, desynchronized brain waves. Such brain waves are emitted during dreaming and also during day dreaming.
Eight to 13 cycles per second brain waves are called alpha waves. These are medium amplitude, low voltage, synchronized brain waves. Such brain waves are emitted at the time of relaxation.
Thirteen to 30 cycles of brain waves are called beta waves. These are high voltage, low amplitude, desynchronized brain waves. Low beta state is associated with anxieties, worries and confusion and the like. As beta frequencies become higher we take the grip of our assignments.
Beyond 30 cycles per second brain waves are called gamma waves. Every one is not fortunate to have such brain waves. Such brain waves are emitted in highly creative state of mind.
Now let us come to work situation. These are involuntary waves. But some of us are more delta oriented, some are more theta oriented, some are more alpha oriented and some are more beta oriented. Imagine an employee who may be competent, devoted but plunges down to theta state involuntarily off and on. He will become defensive and argumentative .So being innocent he may become untrustworthy/unreliable. Because of internal state one is unable to exercise the power attributed to him. What the employer is going to do here?
I am still to differentiate empowerment and constructive empowerment.
Regards.
From India, Delhi
Let us start from power, Formally power means authority do some thing. President of India has the power to give assent to a bill passed by the parliament and for that he is empowered. When we speak “empowered”, impliedly it appears that the power comes from outside. Formally you and me are empowered to certain jobs. Then are we not empowered? Yes. Then where is the scope of discussion? Discharging the duty or exercising the power depends upon competency, devotion and activation level of a person.
The activation level. Let me elaborate it. Our brain always emits electrical waves called brain waves. The brain waves are measured by EEG. Normally the frequency of brain waves vary from near zero to 30 cycles per second. Up to 4 cycles per second are called delta waves. These are low voltage, high amplitude and synchronized waves. Such brain waves are emitted when we are in deep sleep.
Four to 8 cycles per second brain waves are called theta waves. These are low voltage, high or low amplitude, desynchronized brain waves. Such brain waves are emitted during dreaming and also during day dreaming.
Eight to 13 cycles per second brain waves are called alpha waves. These are medium amplitude, low voltage, synchronized brain waves. Such brain waves are emitted at the time of relaxation.
Thirteen to 30 cycles of brain waves are called beta waves. These are high voltage, low amplitude, desynchronized brain waves. Low beta state is associated with anxieties, worries and confusion and the like. As beta frequencies become higher we take the grip of our assignments.
Beyond 30 cycles per second brain waves are called gamma waves. Every one is not fortunate to have such brain waves. Such brain waves are emitted in highly creative state of mind.
Now let us come to work situation. These are involuntary waves. But some of us are more delta oriented, some are more theta oriented, some are more alpha oriented and some are more beta oriented. Imagine an employee who may be competent, devoted but plunges down to theta state involuntarily off and on. He will become defensive and argumentative .So being innocent he may become untrustworthy/unreliable. Because of internal state one is unable to exercise the power attributed to him. What the employer is going to do here?
I am still to differentiate empowerment and constructive empowerment.
Regards.
From India, Delhi
Hey Dr.Ji. Was that a medical explanation of empowerment ? Do you think leadership qualities can be developed in an individual by somebody else.??? dips
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Not a matter of medical explanation of empowerment deepaliji. I am talking about the internal mechanism that all of possess which regulates our empowerment.
Formal empowerment, that is, in the context of employee-employer relationship comes from outside. A person is appointed and authorised to something.
regards
From India, Delhi
Formal empowerment, that is, in the context of employee-employer relationship comes from outside. A person is appointed and authorised to something.
regards
From India, Delhi
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