What's the best way to counter low empowerment on your teams?
Emotional intelligence training for leaders & management21%
Progress meters29%
Impact-Effort boards17%
Strategic retrospectives11%
Town halls focused on enablement & team appreciation10%
Demonstrations of how tasks & initiatives drive business outcomes7%
Other (please list below!)2%
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CEO in Healthcare and Biotech2 years ago
Wall the walk as well as talk the talk, show how the results/ actions of the teams are actually utilized and making a contributionCFO in Finance (non-banking)a year ago
Empowerment comes from culture, and it's been my experience that if a company doesn't have this culture it's very difficult to shift.Fractional CTO/CIO/CPO in Travel and Hospitalitya year ago
Empowerment flourishes in an environment where an organization builds psychological safety for their teams.HBR definition of psychological safety:
Psychological safety is a shared belief held by members of a team that it’s OK to take risks, to express their ideas and concerns, to speak up with questions, and to admit mistakes — all without fear of negative consequences.
Executive Director of Technology in Healthcare and Biotecha year ago
Addressing low empowerment starts with the culture of the organization. It is essential to foster an environment where it is acceptable to fail. Generally, staff must feel secure in taking responsibilities into their own hands, understanding that if something goes awry, it's alright - the team will collaborate to revise and rectify the situation. Without room for failure, there's no advancement in empowerment, and employees will be significantly less likely to feel empowered.Trust is, unquestionably, a significant part of this equation. In my field, healthcare technology, this is a quality I don't often encounter. From my experience, the trust relationship between leadership and staff is frequently absent. Many decisions tend to go through individual parties, or there's paralysis by analysis for straightforward decisions. People are apprehensive about making choices that could potentially fail, and this fear permeates organizations.
Senior VP & CISOa year ago
Train leaders, demonstrate trust and ask team members for input, ideas, and insights from your team. Engage them in the creation process not just the outputs.