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To all Sig Tau's in Leadership Positions,
Every once in a while it is nice to be reminded of some fundamentals when
working within your chapters!
John Mills
RVP- Great Lakes Region
SHARING POWER:
One of the ways to make use of power based on purpose is to empower those
around you. With empowerment, power, influence, and information is
consciously given away to others so that accountability and control is
shared. As you work on your projects, remember that you will not be able
to do it alone and you must effectively empower others so that the
extraordinary results in your organizations will occur.
Power is the ability to influence others and get
things done. It is not a negative concept. In fact, it is only when
power is wielded through intimidation, manipulation, or for personal gain
that the concept becomes a negative one. You need not apologize for
utilizing power if you're thoughtful and responsible about its use.
Leaders, however, always need to consider: who they are leading, why they
are leading, why they are interested in having power, and how they can be
most effective.
Empowerment is the process of sharing power so that
others have a sense of autonomy and control. Empowering is a leap of
faith for many leaders and often feels risky because you are consciously
giving up control and trusting others so they can perform independently -
and be held accountable.
Empowerment works only under two conditions:
When people are qualified to do the job and when the transfer of
assignments doesn't appear to be a dumping of responsibilities - to
delegate simply to get the monkey off your back is an irresponsible use of
empowerment.
How, then, do leaders empower? First, by giving people
important work to do on critical issues. Allow people autonomy over their
work by giving them projects from beginning to end. Recognize the talents
and skills of those in your organization and delegate tasks to match
skills so that people will succeed! Trust people to do the job, even if
it's not done your way. Finally, create an environment where people are
recognized for their efforts, where people are coached and encouraged if
they need help, and where people's strengths and unique qualities are
valued.
The positive aspects of empowering others is that people will
begin to self-motivate (all leaders dream of this!), they will work
harder, and they will receive greater personal satisfaction for their
efforts all of which result in a stronger organization.
Quote of the Day: "Never doubt that a small, committed group of
people can change the world...Indeed, it is the only thing that ever
has." -Margaret Mead
Great Leaders Have a Healthy Disregard for the Impossible And...
They Lead With Integrity!!!
LeaderShape, Inc.
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phone: 217.351.6200
fax: 217.355.0910
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