What Can Business Leaders Do to Achieve this?
1. Expand Leadership
Business leaders can expand the definition of leadership beyond executives to include employees at all levels. This creates more opportunities for leadership and empowers individuals to take action and contribute to the organization’s success.
2. Empowering those closest to the work to drive solutions
Business leaders should recognize that employees who have a deep understanding of their roles and the work being done often have valuable insights and ideas. By setting a clear direction and providing necessary guidance, leaders can unleash the potential of their people.
3. Embracing and celebrating “small” wins
Small acts of kindness can have a cumulative impact over time. Similarly, in business, recognizing and acknowledging day-to-day contributions and successes helps to motivate and inspire employees, and contributes to driving momentum and achieving larger-scale outcomes.
4. Distribute the Responsibility
When Leaders empower people to lead change, it not only distributes the responsibility and workload but also taps into the diverse perspectives and skills of the workforce.
5. Drive Collaboration
By empowering individuals to take ownership of change initiatives, leaders create an environment that fosters innovation, creativity, and collaboration. Empowered employees tend to be more engaged, motivated, and invested in the organization’s success, which ultimately leads to more effective and sustainable changes.
6. Foster Adaptability
Additionally, by empowering people to lead change, leaders cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability, enabling the organization to stay ahead in today’s rapidly changing business landscape.
Well, this day may come for some of us and we would say “I used to be a follower, but then I became a leader. Now I’m in charge of my own destiny… and everyone else’s”!
Written by: Julianne Danielle Lim
Written by : Julianne Danielle Lim
