JWI555 Week 6 Discussion Latest 2022 August

JWI555 Organizational Change and Culture

Week 6 Discussion

Empowering Your Employees

Empowerment is an aspiration of many well-meaning leaders and managers, but debates persist on how best to create a work environment in which employee empowerment has a measurable impact on performance.

Drawing on this week's materials and referencing at least one resource from outside the course that provides additional insights on empowerment, respond to the following:

What are the most important steps change leaders take to empower people during a change initiative? Explain why you have prioritized these.

What are the most significant barriers and misunderstandings leaders have to overcome to realize this empowerment? Explain why you have prioritized these.

Share one example from your own professional experience where your organization has gotten it right or gotten it wrong when it comes to employee empowerment.