Tagged: empowerment

Leaders have Charisma

Why talk about something such as charisma? Is this not that magical competence reserved for those few of society who were born as these flamboyant leaders? I think not. After reflecting on the situation...

Giving

I recently had the good fortune of being invited by Rhoda Kadalie to attend the annual Impumelelo awards on Sunday 1 Dec 2013. Impumelelo identifies, researches and rewards social entrepreneurship entities. And they do...

Control AND Autonomy

Henri Fayol has elevated control within the world of business to the level of one of the functions of management. One can also safely say that control is important with the fields of life...

Break the Chain

Slavery was abolished in South Africa in the early 19th century.  Although this was a required first step, it would take decades, if not more, for the victims of slavery to catch up.  The...

Empowerment is not for Sissies

A while ago I published an article on whether one could empower your employees.  The point I made was that it was essential to first create an environment within which your employees would feel...

People Cannot be Empowered!

People cannot be empowered. We can and should create an environment within which they feel themselves safe to empower themselves. Empowerment is mostly a psychological phenomenon, where the individual feels he/she can! And that cannot be done for them, but needs to be done together with them.