10 Keys to Employee Empowerment - learn from world-changing firms

10 Keys to Empowerment

① Provide the Strategic Direction

② Define Shared Values and Principles

③ Provide Guiding Principles

④ Create Space for Intrapreneurship

⑤ Create Opportunities for Growth

⑥ Give People Freedom to Fail Forward

⑦ Establish a No-blame Culture

⑧ Train Enthusiasts

⑨ Lead by Serving Innovators

⑩ Reward Proactive Change Makers

Learn from market leaders

① Provide the Strategic Direction

Articulate an inspiring vision, provide the strategic direction, and set stretch goals.

Corporate Vision

Stretch Goals

Leaders inspire people with clear visions of
how things can de done better.

Jack Welch

The vision is really about empowering workers, giving them all the information about what's going on so they can do a lot more than they've done in the past.

Bill Gates

② Define Shared Values and Principles

All people look for a values fit in order to give their best to the organization.

Define Shared Values

Let Values Rule

The only thing that works is management by values. Find really bright people who care exactly about the same things you care about.

Steve Jobs

If you focus on principles, you empower everyone who understands those principles to act without constant monitoring, evaluating, correcting, or controlling.

Stephen
Covey

③ Provide Guiding Principles

Establish and communicate guiding principles and to help people align their contributions strategically and make right strategic decisions quickly.

Guiding Principles

Weighted Guiding Principles

Google's Number 1 Guiding Principle is:
Focus on the user and all else will follow.

Larry Page

Google

By making quick decisions in accordance with our Guiding Principles we were able to introduce innovative services to the emerging market faster than our competitors.

Charles Schwab

④ Create Space for Intrapreneurship

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Corporate Vision

Stretch Goals

⑤ Create Opportunities for Growth

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Corporate Vision

Stretch Goals

⑥ Give People Freedom to Fail Forward

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Corporate Vision

Stretch Goals

⑦ Establish a No-blame Culture

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Corporate Vision

Stretch Goals

⑧ Train Enthusiasts

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Corporate Vision

Stretch Goals

⑨ Lead by Serving Innovators

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Corporate Vision

Stretch Goals

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.

Max
De Pree

A leader is best is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Lao Tzu

⑩ Reward Proactive Change Makers

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Corporate Vision
Stretch Goals

Employee Empowerment

Why Employee Empowerment?

Yin and Yang of Empowerment

Empowerment vs. Delegation

Empowerment for Innovation

4 Principles to Empowerment

Getting Employees Involved: 9 Ways

Balanced Employee Empowerment

Freedom to Fail