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Topic outline

  • Unit 2: Empowerment

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    In this unit, learn about employee empowerment and reflect on why it is important to both an employee and an organization. 

    Completing this unit should take you approximately 0.5 hours. 

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      Empowerment URL
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      Read this article and consider the following questions: What is empowerment? Why is empowerment important to organizations and to employees? How can an organization's culture encourage or discourage employee empowerment? Do you feel empowered in your own work environment? Why or why not?

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      The Benefits of Empowering Employees URL
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      Read this article and consider the following questions: What are some of the benefits associated with empowering employees? How important is employee empowerment to improving an organization's productivity? Does the company you currently work for, or one you are familiar with, empower employees? If so, how does this philosophy benefit the organization?