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Employee Empowerment Testimonials
"Our office works as a team. We work with confidence, knowing we can get the job done and done right. Our manager allows us to make decisions on our own.
When a challenge comes across our path we are trusted to make the right decision. We have a wonderful team, with a manager that has very much confidence in the staff and supports us in every way." - Amy
"Teamwork is what makes our office great. Information is always shared. Staff are kept informed and encouraged to participate in resolutions of problems.
We are made to feel that our opinions and feelings count. Internal and external customers are treated with respect, understanding and compassion. Management's flexibility and willingness to take chances has
been a Godsend." - Gail
"Having flexibility in our work schedules and the responsibility to complete our own work has made this a great office. There is no one standing over us, we are left alone to do our work.
This creates a relaxed work atmosphere and helps us feel good about our place of employment. Working together is how we got to this place." - Jackie
"One must be willing to 'grasp and initiate' the empowerment given to them. We have become more successful because of it. We have removed the barriers, improved working relationships and cut out the microscope effect.
We have become a good team, relying on each other and going beyond our own assignments to assist others. Everyone likes coming to work and goes home with a feeling of accomplishment.
We have become a family where we can laugh and joke. The past is left behind and forgotten. This is a good place to work." - Jim
"Working for managers who were of the 'old school' of 'my way or the highway', made staff feel demoralized and unimportant. Employees having input which is implemented creates a feeling of importance and camaraderie. As others realize their contributions can create 'change for improvement' they begin to feel they are an integral part of the process responsible for the change and the results.
Without empowerment, without being made to feel worthy and a part of the process, employees begin to assume the attitude (at best) that they do what they are told, collect the paycheck, and do whatever good they can along the way.
Many managers feel that if they do not make all the decisions, they lose control and respect. In reality, when managers include staff in decision making the result is empowerment of staff and respect for the manager." - Edith
"I feel that empowerment has been accomplished in this office because management has broken barriers to the stereotype that bargaining unit must be watched over like small children. I feel that when a person is trusted and given responsibility, they will usually respond with dedication, commitment and a will to succeed.
I feel empowered because of my ability to take on tasks and handle them as I see fit. I feel empowered because I can work in dependently and not have someone over my shoulder watching my every move. I feel empowered because all staff are always asked what would work best and what we want.
We know the ultimate outcome will rest of on our shoulders and we must decide wisely what it is we really want." - Mary
"I feel part of the team. I am well informed with frequent staff meetings and Email messages. Any time there is a new development, staff is informed. This gives us a sense of ownership. I feel as though I am trusted to complete my work assignments. I do not ever feel that someone is 'breathing down my neck' making sure that I get my work done. I know that I am responsible for my work assignments and I am expected to get the work done.
I am given the freedom to work on my own, always knowing that assistance is available if it is needed. These are the things that I feel have made this office work and makes us all feel responsible and empowered.
You can't have a good office without a good leader. I've heard the pace of the leader determines the speed of the pack - or something like that. To me it is imperative that the manager set a good example of work ethic. In our office, the manager works as hard as everyone else. We know that she knows her 'stuff' because she proves it everyday. This is encouraging." - Cheryl
"There is a demonstrated unity that exists between us. It's a sense of knowing our responsibility and having the liberty to think for ourselves and work out solutions to our challenges. When the challenges change, we have the flexibility to adapt. Our current management has the spirit of the 'encouraging coach' rather than the 'ruling monarchist'." - J.D.
(What a wonderful tribute to successful employee empowerment!)
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