Profiles In Leadership - Taking The Right Steps

align with empowerment initiatives to maximize their effectiveness. By embracing empowerment, leaders can unlock their team’s full potential and drive innovation, engagement, and sustainable growth. Resources: Dennerlein, T., & Kirkman, B. L. (2023). The forgotten side of empowering others: How lower social structural empowerment attenuates the effects of empowering leadership on employee psychological empowerment and performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 108 (11), 1856 1880.

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Building a Leadership Pipeline

One of the most critical aspects of empowerment is developing future leaders. A strong leadership pipeline ensures the organization has capable, prepared individuals ready to step into leadership roles when needed. This process doesn’t happen by chance—it requires a deliberate focus on identifying, nurturing, and preparing talent. Research by Steele, Steiner, and Hamilton (2021) emphasizes that leadership development programs integrating hands-on experience with structured mentorship and training are particularly effective in preparing individuals for leadership roles and

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