And more.
An organizational behavior study in the making. I have seen a fair number
of organizations (or leadership situations) where empowerment =
abandonment. To use direction (an active interaction) in the operational
definition is CRITICAL! And, it becomes an element of measuring success.
>> Allyson Macdonald asked:
>>
>>empowerment = control x authority x ?
>
>This looks a little like the definition I offered some time back:
> empowerment = direction x authority x freedom
>
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