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Empowerment

was doing—but I was really struggling to learn the new sys-
tem. After two weeks my boss called me in to see how I was
doing, and I told him that I felt that I was in over my head. He
immediately got me the training and support I needed to be
successful. What really blew me away was that he apologized
to me for not making sure that I was fully trained.”

Best Practices and

Turnkey Solutions to

Empowering Employees

There are several low-cost, easy-to-implement strategies for
empowering employees and increasing their value to the organi-
zation. The following list provides you with specific opportuni-
ties to get you started today.

1. Improve new-hire training. Hold meetings with your
most recently hired employees and ask them for suggestions
on how to improve the organization’s onboarding and initial
training processes and procedures.
2. Ask your employees what they need to do their job
more effectively. Schedule individual meetings with your
employees and ask them to tell you one thing that would
make them more effective in their job. Often, these are minor
requests but have a big impact on employees feeling respected