| Replying to LO21412, Stanton Berberich said --
|
| I have been following this thread on empowerment for several weeks now. I
| read one message (like the one Richard Karash wrote: LO21084) and be
| convinced, by the reasoning presented, that empowerment can ONLY come from
| within. Then I will read another (like this one by Genene Koebelin:
| LO21412) and see, by the reasoning presented, that empowerment can be
| given from one person to another.
|
| This has led to some confusion on my part as to how both can be true.
| After some reflection, I think I see that there are actually two separate
| issues. I think I can illustrate the two issues by looking at the "seed"
| (although this has been insightful to me, it may be rather elementary for
| everyone else; in fact, I think what is presented in LO21412 is the two
| elements)...
|
|| In order to have empowerment (growth and fruit), two things are required:
|
| 1) The seed itself must possess the "life" to sprout and the appropriate
| genetic "information" to direct the development of the sprout to maturity
| and fruition. Without this "internal" power, NOTHING will happen -- ever,
| period. No one "gives" this to the seed, it must be intrinsic.
|
| 2) The seed must be provided with the conditions necessary to promote and
| support "life". Without this "external" power, NOTHING will happen --
| although the potential may be present, the "internal" power can not be
| released without the "external" power being present.
|
| | Separating empowerment into these two components has allowed me to more
| easily consider the problem of empowerment.
|
I like your thinking, and offer the following quote:
"The implications are profound. If we accept the notion of intrinsic
motivation, it implies that there is a powerful potential for
self-actualization within each of us. This potential, as we have said,
draws its power from our creativity, curiosity, and desire for mastery, as
well as from our need for being responsible, having a positive self-image,
and enjoying teamwork. Though this potential has often been stifled and
crushed, it awaits ways or reasons to be released" (Haasen, , Adolf, and
Gordon F. Shea. A Better Place to Work: A New Sense of Motivation
Leading to High Productivity. AMA , 1997, p. 94)..
Genene Koebelin, graduate student
Adult and Organizational Learning
Suffolk University
Boston, MA
koebelin@cwix.com
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