Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.)
Leadership:
Texas Hold ‘em Style
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EM (to make into)
POWER (ability to do or act)
MENT (action, process, or skill)
“Empowerment is the process of enabling or
authorizing an individual to think, behave,
take action, and control work and decision
making in autonomous ways.” Susan M. Heathfield
“Empowerment is the process of enabling…..”
To Reach full potential; and To increase
potential.
We reach and increase potential by increasing
access to power.
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Positional
Expert
Compensatory
Referent
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Based on Job Assignment; Usually
official bestowed;
“Nearly all men can
stand adversity, but
if you want to test a
man's character, give
him power.”
Abraham Lincoln
Knowing a task, usually better than
subordinates.
“Knowledge is
power.”
Sir Francis Bacon
The ability to reward team members.
Rewards can be praise, cash, a corner office,
a title, control over schedule and priorities,
recommendations, choice of the next
assignment, promotion, or any number of
things.
“You see what power
is - holding someone
else's fear in your
hand and showing it
to them.”
Amy Tan
Respect of your subordinates. Usually
developed when you have a track record
of making successful decisions and you
develop bonds with your subordinates.
“Power consists in
one's capacity to link
his will with the
purpose of others, to
lead by reason and a
gift of cooperation.”
Woodrow Wilson
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Expert
Compensatory
Positional
Difficulty in obtaining, increasing and keeping
Empowerment
Leadership Activity
Referent
Expert
Supervision/Management Activity
Compensatory
Positional
People become empowered through leadership
and by becoming leaders.
The art of influencing human behavior toward
organizational goals.
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Art
Influence
Behavior
Organizational Goals
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