What Are The Benefits of Employee Empowerment
Even though this week we are talking about a few different approaches to communication in an organization, I love the idea of employee empowerment and how much it can actually improve an organization when used correctly and effectively. This article discusses ways employee empowerment can be beneficial, but it doesn’t actually state how much this can improve communication between leaders and employees as a whole. When reading the article, I was able to pick up that communication is improved as well as employee productivity and interaction when the employer trusts their workers and empowers them without even realizing it because it is physically noticed in the long run.
Stacy Cenedese
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This is a great article. I do believe you have better employees, when they feel they are an investment in the organization. The article pointed out that, “Empowered employees are committed, loyal and conscientious.” When you have loyalty from your employees, you will have longevity, and a very low turnover. Employees will stay and promote the company, when they feel that the leaders are recognizing their efforts, and that they are a benefit to the organization.
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Morgan Nalley
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I agree, giving employees empowerment does create a better business. If employees are given agency and empowerment they will develop better communication skill which then results in better culture within the workplace, which we talked about last week. If employees are given empowerment to make decisions on their own then they will be more comfortable and dependable when it come to dealing with difficult or complicated situation on their own. This type of empowerment can allow for them to handle more issues on their own, which can cut back on the issues that someone of higher power has to deal with. I liked how this article expressed empowerment as loyalty, I thought that was a great characteristic to compare it with.
Tasha Piehl
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I felt that this was a great article to focus on. Employee empowerment is such a key to success in the workplace. I think that it can get overlooked easily sometimes but when they are reminded that they are an asset to the organization it gives them a sense of belonging and work that much harder. I think it also creates a better environment all around when people are confident in what they do. It also can give the company more service because of the good work environment from empowerment. Overall, I thought this was a really good article.
Marisa Meyer-Klubben
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This article relates very well to the chapter! The chapter discussed how employee empowerment can improve organizational communication within a company. I think that employees who are empowered feel like they are trusted, this improves their sense of whether their employer thinks they are competent. I think that companies that do not empower their employees are basically asking to have unhappy and untrustworthy employees.
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Steven Schwartz COMM 483
ReplyDeleteThere is a good correlation between the chapter and this article. When you use this approach it really works when there are conflicting sides to an issue. Working together as a team everyone then gets input whether it be positive or negative about the topic. Some may not be happy with the results, but the greatest thing is that they were able to have their ideas be considered. We have a committee that gets together to help guide the professional development for the school for the whole year. The administrator then takes these ideas and makes sure that everyone in the system has an opportunity to attend some sort of professional training. When they come back the information is presented to everyone. This has been a very useful process in our system simply because some to the training has helped us to improve student performance and behavior.
Adam Aikens
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This is an excellent article. As a leader/manager, giving your employees some form of control over their own circumstances is crucial to their confidence and happiness in doing their job. It also earns a certain amount of mutual respect between the leader and employee. As a full-time retail worker, I manage a department in a sporting good store. It can be very frustrating to not be given any control over how to do things in your own department. I know that I would be a lot happier with my job if I felt a little more empowered.
Clint Jewett
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This article to me relates why it is beneficial to delegate to employees as a manager. Employees want to feel in charge of their day and not just directed to do certain tasks. When you entrust in someone you empower them with that trust as it is a sign of you having faith in them to accomplish organizational goals through their input. Delegating should be done with careful consideration and selection of the employee you want to empower. For example if you have projects that you do every year and someone has been a part of that project for four years, odds are they know what is needed and how to do it, so why not boost their confidence in expert power by letting them lead and execute the project. This will be a good way to empower someone.
Staci Hovland
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The article related very well to the chapter. I think that a company can benefit from employee empowerment. By trusting the employees to do their job, they wouldn't feel so restricted with what they can do. Giving employees control, could lead to innovation within the company, like the article said, "challenge the status-quo" in the tech world we live in. Not only would think provide innovations, but it would ensure that employees are happy with their job, because they have the freedom to really do their job.