| Empowerment Is |
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- Freedom to express thoughts
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- Free flow of knowledge and data
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- Personal plans and actions are based on a clear understanding of shared values, strategy, and business case. (Clear sense of purpose)
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- Freedom to challenge decisions and activities based on a clear understanding of shared values, strategy, and business cases.
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- Having mutual respect across the organization such that authority level is not a factor in personal influence.
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- Personally adjusting activities and skill sets to fit the business needs.
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- Delivering value to the business in a way that is unique for each individual, yet adequately consistent.
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- Confrontation is a learning experience
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- Implementing new ideas in a way others can contribute and improve on the idea
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- Actively seeking and giving feedback for improvement and learning.
| Empowerment is not |
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- Restricted flow of knowledge and data
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- Following the rules or holding back until asked. (Fuzzy sense of purpose) Doing only the work that is clearly in my job or serves my personal needs.
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- Complaining, self serving, or challenging without basis.
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- Living within a tight job description
- Judging/responding to others based on job description/title
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- Waiting for a personnel review or required training or to be told by supervisor to make adjustments.
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- Delivering results in an exactly specified way.
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- Confrontation is a win / loose experience
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- Implementing rigid ideas.
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- Feedback is looked on as an assessment.
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Kick ass stuff!!!