The leader also inspires team members to openly discuss problems, set performance goals, and evaluate themselves. Each employee has to be a self-leader who is a confident, capable uniquely valuable resource within a business. There was strong motivation for employees to accept their new authority, because if they didn t make decisions to save the company they would lose their jobs. Gradually, employees are beginning to understand the goals of the company, and they re becoming more involved in setting them. When the company teaches employees how to be empowered, morale is up and worker s trust rises.
Employees know they have power to influence changes and they have more self-confidence.
Because of empowerment, employees will cherish their new responsibility as decision-makers. For employees to gain more control over their work, leaders have to have less control. Training Training is needed to work in this new team world. The team members have to learn how to structure tasks with others, identify conflicts regarding authority, solve problems collaboratively and recognize the warning signs that a lack of clarity in getting in the group s way. The technical job skills training include all the job related knowledge and skills team members need for success on the job.