Ladder to Success with Employee Empowerment
Motivation is the real need for an organizational environment in correlation with this employee empowerment is also very important. By empowerment, you give your employees an assurance that they have the necessary power and that their decision is welcomed this increases the feeling of belonging and they start their maximum contribution towards work.
It is a tool that gives a reward kind of feeling to the employees through which their involvement will be increased in taking accurate decisions or taking corrective steps wherever necessary. This is an exceptional case that works more effectively than monetary rewards or words of appreciation.
Definition of Empowerment
According to Newstrom and Davis, “Empowerment is any process that provides greater autonomy through the sharing of relevant information and provision of control over factors affecting job performance”
1. Participation
Participation is an important element of empowerment .employees should be encouraged more to be participating in sharing an opinion with the important decision of the organization
2. Innovation
It encourages employees to do things in different and creative ways Therefore the management should encourage employees to try new ideas and processes in making decisions.
3. Information
Information is a major ingredient for good decision making so employees must be provided the information readily.
4. Accountability
Along with powers given to employees they must be even accountable for their results this help to give recognition to the employees for their best efforts.