Empowerment in a Disempowered Culture

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1 Empowerment in a Disempowered Culture Leadership Is For Everyone November 4, EMPOWERMENT-facebook.jpg

2 Our Plan Today Explore the concepts of power & authority Explore ways to empower others Recognize strategies for becoming more empowered Appreciate why coaching results in feelings of empowerment Define an empowered culture

3 Our Main Context is the Workplace.

4 Suspend your previous notions Please try to pretend you know nothing about power or empowerment.

5 Be the change you wish to see in the world.

6 Imagination is more important than knowledge.

7 What is Power? the amount of energy consumed per unit of time the rate at which energy is converted from one form to another

8 (Personal) Power the rate at which you convert your human energy (psychological, physical, spiritual, mental) into your own fulfillment or well-being You have power. Intrinsically.

9 (Personal) Power the rate at which you convert your human energy (psychological, physical, spiritual, mental) into your own fulfillment or well-being You have power. Intrinsically. Dominance/coercion/abuse of authority are often mistaken as power.

10 (Personal) Power You can feel it when that power is being converted. It feels like *Discovery *Mastery *Autonomy *Accomplishment (meaning/purpose fulfilled)

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12 Get in touch with your experience of feeling empowered. Take a minute to quietly recall: The best job I ever had. Why was it the best? A real high point in my work life. Why was it such a high point? What happens on a good day at work? What makes it so good? and/or A time when you discovered or mastered something.

13 Clump into groups of 3: Share your examples of feeling empowered (at work.) Listen for the empowerment. Choose the clearest example of feeling empowered.

14 Discuss in your clump of 3: How would you empower people (at work?) What kinds of things would you do? (real situations or imagined)

15 Trust them, and also: 1. Set them up for success. 2. Model expectations for them. 3. Voice confidence in them (individually and publically.) 4. Transfer authority to them. 5. Give them feedback. 6. Coach them. 7. Launch them.

16 People are already empowered. What you do as a leader is give them the voice and authority to exercise the empowerment that they naturally have. David Marquet 6 myths about empowering employees.com

17 Conversely, if you want to feel more empowered (at work) what should you do? 1. Set up for success: get the knowledge/skill/experience you need. 2. Model warm professionalism. Always show respect. 3. Voice your confidence, willingness and optimism that with their support you can succeed and accomplish the shared goal. 4. Request opportunity. 5. Ask for feedback.

18 TRUSTWORTHINESS CHARACTER Integrity COMPETENCE Technical Maturity Abundance Mentality Warm Judgment 1993 Covey Leadership Center, Inc.

19 Authority

20 Authority Positional Authority Position or job in a hierarchy Expert Authority Depth of knowledge or experience Moral Authority Exemplar of proper conduct, adherence to truth (Charisma, and celebrity are often mistaken for authority)

21 Authority Positional Authority Agreement or transaction between people in the hierarchy In exchange for (work) the subordinate agrees that the authority has the right to make the decisions, reward and punish, hire and fire, etc. The authority agrees to set the goals, compensate, obey laws and protect the subordinates, reward and punish.

22 In general, in democracies, at work Other people can have power over us because we give our power to them (as a transaction.)

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29 Coaching A coach is a strategic thinking partner asks questions that illicit the wisdom from within the PBC that is not immediately apparent to the PBC. For example: What 3 words do you want people to use when they describe you? What do you need to do to live those 3 words? What is draining you/your team? What would you do if there were no rules?

30 Coaching Coaching causes someone to feel empowered. It helps to provide perspective, create focus, clarify intention, motivate, build accountability. Discovery occurs during coaching. When the PBC acts on the strategies they create in coaching, mastery & accomplishment result. The PBC directs the coaching agenda. This feeds the sense of autonomy.

31 Culture of Empowerment a favorable environment in which people are encouraged to learn, to grow their skills, and to experiment +/- Marshall Goldsmith

32 Resources Heifetz, RA. Leadership Without Easy Answers. Cambridge, Mass: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Coe, C, Zehnder, A, Kinlaw, DC. Coaching for Commitment: Achieving Superior Performance from Individuals and Teams, Pfeiffer, Amy Cuddy TED talk on power

33 Kathy I. Kennedy, DrPH, MA Clinical Professor, Colorado School of Public Health Director, Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership