...John Gilbert Compares old and new employment contracts, highlighting the benefits of the latter and advising on how new contracts can be built. Points out that employee commitment and loyalty depend on good leadership, training, communication and recognition. Finally puts forward an action list...

...Eric L. Wickisier Displays the effects of empowerment when the idea of empowerment becomes embedded in organizational culture. Avoids quick fix tactics; instead advises a long view approach to empowerment implementation which involves commitment of top leadership to world class excellence...

... powerlessness to empowered. Continuing in this tradition (Block 1987), Sullivan (1994) and Sullivan and Howell (1996) also focus on the role of the manager in empowering employees. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Employees Empowerment Leadership “Employee empowerment” as a term is frequently used...

...Ann Howard Finds in a study across 25 organizations more talk about high‐involvement leadership than effective implementation. Part of the problem was that senior managers wore rose‐coloured glasses when viewing high involvement in their organizations, which obscured the need for more action...

... Limited 1996 Decision making Empowerment Leadership We hear the word empowerment being bantered around, thrown back and forth between people and yet there seem to be numerous definitions of just what empowerment actually is. The best way to define empowerment is to consider it as part...

..., reflected in responsiveness to customers and in the continual development of staff, have made a dramatic impact. Outlines the processes employed, as well as some of the unintended consequences of this approach. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Empowerment Leadership Management attitudes Management...

... mergers, bank failures and company takeovers. Companies which can incorporate a team philosophy into their organizations will have a better chance of surviving in the year 2000. Details the new and more stringent requirements that are placed on leadership and the empowerment of teams through leadership...

...Michael Simmons Sets out to discover how best to encourage workers to give their energy and commitment. Rejects the view that people are solely motivated by material advantage and stresses the desire of workers to feel included and valued. Rejects various aspects of the “traditional leadership...

..., and ableness. Discusses ways to develop each of these, including information, supportive functions and systems, and leadership at four levels. Accountability Authority Employees Empowerment Leadership Organizational development Self‐managing teams Vision Everyone is talking about empowerment...

... in such an organization as an “employeeship culture”. Describes an employeeship culture and its three most important elements: responsibility, loyalty and initiative. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Corporate culture Employees Empowerment Leadership Loyalty Managers Participation Empowerment is an exciting...

...Bruce Nixon People in organizations face uncertainty, complexity and huge pressures. Argues that we need a new culture in organizations to help people and their enterprises thrive in this situation, and that widespread leadership plays a key part in bringing this about. The key challenge for people...

... process. Concludes with a ten‐point action plan to enable the empowerment process to be as effective as possible. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Competences Corporate culture Employee development Empowerment Leadership Management development Self‐esteem The traditional role of managers has...

... of subordinates. Describes how it can be used as a powerful tool in leadership training for managers. The benefits of delegation and empowerment, as illustrated in the window, encourage managers to lead as“enablers” – making full use of their people′s capability. It can also be used to encourage managers to go...

... are also creators and that good leadership is essential to maximize education for employees, to lead from within. Concludes that employees can become truly empowered but only with high participation and low attachment. Empowerment Globalization Human resource management Psychology Training...