This question contains three parts; be sure to answer all of them. First, define and describe empowering leadership. Second, define psychological empowerment and define the four kinds of behaviors for increasing employee psychological empowerment. Finally, imagine that you are the manager of a summer camp for teenagers. All of the senior managers report to you: the food-services manager, the manager of the teens' guidance counselors, the activities director, and the athletics director. List and explain at least four things you might do to increase your employees' sense of psychological empowerment.
What will be an ideal response?
Empowering leadership represents the extent to which a leader creates perceptions of psychological empowerment in others. Psychological empowerment is employees' belief that they have control over their work. Increasing employee psychological empowerment requires four kinds of behaviors—leading for (1) meaningfulness, (2) self-determination, (3) competence, and (4) progress.
Leading for meaningfulness is inspiring and modeling desirable behaviors.
Leading for self-determination is delegating of meaningful tasks.
Leading for competence is supporting and coaching employees.
Leading for progress is monitoring and rewarding employees.
Students should explain how they would empower their employees at the summer camp for teenagers.
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