### Editor's Note ### Happy Tuesday, everyone! This fine morning, ambassador Allison Matlack brings us a powerful exploration of organizational "empowerment." Allison explains the difference between "empowerment," "enablement," and "engagement"—three words we should't be using interchangeably! You don't want to miss this one.
–B ### New Today ### Allison Matlack: "Beyond engagement: What leaders need to know about empowering others" https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/10/understanding-engagement-and-empowerment red.ht/2NqwZz0 Sample social media: Empowering employees doesn't mean you won't need to manage them. But it does mean leaders need to think differently about their roles. (from @allisonsm7) red.ht/2NqwZz0 #TheOpenOrg #leadership "Where we'd like to be is empowered: Everyone has what they need in order to do the best version of the job they were hired to do." @allisonsm7 on the difference between "engagement" and "empowerment." red.ht/2NqwZz0 #TheOpenOrg "By setting a clear sense of purpose and clearly defining roles and expectations, leaders can then trust the experts on their teams to bring their visions to life," writes @allisonsm7: red.ht/2NqwZz0 #TheOpenOrg ### Previously Published ### Ron McFarland: "6 personality traits driving your organization" https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/9/the-h-factor-2 Views last week: 236 ### Traffic ### Total page views for the month: 463 ### Book Series Downloads ### Organize for Innovation downloads for the month: 5 Workbook downloads for the month: 4 Guide to IT Culture Change downloads for the month: 2 Leaders Manual downloads for the month: 1 Field Guide downloads for the month: 1 ########## _______________________________________________ Openorg-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
