Minding the Store Q&a

In the paradigm of management, empowerment is viewed as losing authority and control over people and resources. Generally, people resent being driven, controlled and being seen as part of company equipment. This breeds apathy in employees towards the organisation’s intents in the market place and destroys accountability.

Empowerment always includes power, as it is absolutely necessary. In the field of social work, empowerment involves the partnership model in which power is developed “with and among”, rather than power “over” consumers. (Cox, et Al 2008) Wetzel and Inglehart demonstrated the Human-Empowerment model in which it is demonstrated empowerment is essential to democracy, because it is only effective if power is vested within the people. Empowerment in nursing stresses that in order for a nurse to empower their patients, they must also surrender power. (Gibson, 1991) Seen in all three disciplines, partnership is a process of enabling people to choose to take control over and make decisions about their lives and critical to empowerment. It is also a process which values all those involved. It is a democratic concept, fighting for the advancement of social justice and freedom of choice. Value of self and others is an important attribute in empowerment, and is essential for application of the concept. It is a very positive, proactive concept that requires effort from all sides of the relationship, whether that is nurse to patient, or teacher to student, or

In many ways, empowerment embodies principles effective managers and leaders have practiced for years. Two new driving forces in business, increased diversity and high-speed change, magnify the need for empowerment. Empowering people is now indispensable for effective personal productivity and maximum team success.

Reduced employee turnover. Employees often leave because they feel not valued. Empowerment increases employees value, understanding their role in company’s success. They are motivated

Empowerment of individuals is important when planning care as this is the way in which a health or social care worker will encourage an individual to make decisions and take control of their own life. Empowerment is a process that builds a person's self-esteem and confidence in their ability to make decisions. This can also be linked to promotion of

P1- explain how the application of relevant principles and values will enable professionals to provide holistic support for individual who use social services. Empowerment: Definition Empowerment means giving the individual enough information for them to be able to make informed decisions and for them to be able to make the correct choices about the individuals life they up hold. This also include to be able to provide vulnerable with the rights to form their own decisions regarding their personal care plan. This is forced by ensuring that no decisions are formed without the individual being aware.

Psychological empowerment, according to Zimmerman (1995, p. 590), has three major components that “merge to form a picture of a person who believes that he or she has the capability to influence a given context [intrapersonal component], understands how the system works in that context [interactional component], and engages in behaviours to exert control in the context” [behavioural component], which exemplify development of consciousness.

The single most important component associated with managing a successful organization, entails the empowerment of employees. People that are empowered are able to make smart decisions without always having to rely on authority, to point them in the right direction. Creating an empowered organization involves interest in the workplace; minimal absence from work, high retention rates; loyal and motivated team members; as well as efficient results and effective communication amongst team members. In the book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

John Mackery believes that Conscious Capitalism is a valuable concept that builds the business model affecting the major stakeholders, including: customers, employees, investors, suppliers, and communities (Kreitner, & Kinicki, 2013). Obviously, Mackery's desire to improve his company, leads to the understanding of how the Theory Y plays a major role at Whole Foods. Leadership effects all aspects of a business, and without the proper vision, planning and knowledge of how people react, success will be minimized. Observing human behavior, was an area of expertise in McGregor's Human Relation Movement, known as a people friendly friendly approach (Kreitner, & Kinicki, 2013).

Empowerment is an issue that is imperative to the change process. We touched on the idea of empowerment while exploring power, and politics in the workplace. Empowerment is important in regards to The Heart Of

Motivation and empowerment. In R. L. Daft, Leadership (pp. Chapter 8 pages 200 - 220).

Empowerment addresses the power inequality inherent in subordination. Food and Beverage manager Michelle Cook is above Executive chef Ritchie Gravy in formal authority but she is subordinate because Ritchie is in a relational position of power over her. Empowerment, therefore, concerns releasing the shackles placed on floor staffs by kitchen staffs who have power in Café Hip. In this case, as management is empowering the

Kerrie knew she had no time to be a mediator or focus on teach adults how to play with each other. She had just been told that timeframe given from her managers were no longer active but it was shortened with a deadline by the end of the year. The meeting started off with bickering from Sam and Tiffany but it ended with Kerrie giving each manager a task and a deadline to report back to her telling how each of their departments can save

“Building a vision offers a unique approach to both transformation and empowerment” (Tearle, R, .n.d.).

In the case study, there is the highlight of the manager known as Bart; who managed the organization known as Galaxy Toys Toledo, Ohio branch. He was responsible for management from the year 1969; during which he succeeded in making various changes that had the effect of making fortunes for the company. In his management style, there was very minimal or no employee involvement in the management process. Moreover, there was the highlight of him undertaking the training of the workers to adopt a way of working that would have the end result of increasing the rate or volume of production in the entire company.