Empowerment can be defined as delegating responsibility to a subordinate in the organisation.
What are the benefits?
Hopefully by being engaged and involved in decision making, employees will be more motivated and their productivity will be higher. This in turn will create more loyalty among the employees and they will feel as if they have the trust of the firm and that they are making a valuable contribution. Employees will gain new skills through this process and that will inevitably ensure that they are in better shape for career progression and promotion.
And what are the disadvantages?
Not every employee will see delegation and empowerment as a good thing. In fact some might actively seek not having responsibility and the stress that comes with it. Other employees may simply be not up to the job and struggle with the extra responsibility. Finally, competition may result between employees as they vie for their managers approval.
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