Power and authority are tools in management if they are used appropriately and effectively. The most effective way in my experiences that management can gain the control and ensure compliance amongst employees is through empowering them. Empowering employees results in increased initiative, involvement, enthusiasm & innovation. Empowerment involves the delegation of responsibility, accountability and authority necessary to succeed in one's work.
Benefits of empowering employees include the following:
• Job satisfaction and a sense of meaning in the work you do can be the most powerful reward the employee can get.
• Motivates employees to put more effort to achieve higher wages or performance bonuses given.
• Task-specific knowledge is the best way to identify and solve problems to increase productivity through better decisions taken by persons on the job rather than the management.
• Encouraging & getting the employees involved to play an active role in their work place gives them the feeling of responsibility to perform better. (Sense of belonging in the work place).
• Empowerment also points towards a career development path, motivating people to work harder and perform as managers, even if they are currently not holding managerial positions.
• By delegating authority to run the day to day business to those who are involved in the task, people become energized and interested to forge ahead.
• Minimizing the layers of supervision, reducing costs and creating agility within a business that is so important in today’s fast phased global environment.
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