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Empowerment is one of the focused for most of the nurse leaders and
managers now a days. Empowerment came from the root word power which
people is enhancing the ability of the staff to decide thru sound judgment.
But before you will truly understand the meaning of empowerment, first we
must define what power is. According to Weber it is the ability to make
control over their own lives. It is a process that fosters power (that is, the
important.
employees. Because most of the managers are thinking that it is not logical
of the managers are thinking that they have more seminars about decision
The phase of change for a new management must be done and involve
to maximize their own added values and the opportunity to influence the
manager must go along with the changes to attain your goals in a good
process. The culture of “ do this” … “do that”… “ I want it now” of the past
in the form of new ideas for production or ways to improve current work.
solving and is a way to make workers feel more confident in their worth as
through both their words and deeds. Something as simple as a sincere word
Even though empowerment is one of the strategy that can be use as way
Although there is a positive output with the use of empowerment, it can also
who has commanding authority or influence. Who is able to inspire her follower or
specifically her nursing staff to do things beyond a certain task. A leader has the
ability to lift his staff’s morale and he can motivate his subordinates in solving a
particular problem. He is a kind of person who has the ability to influence others for
committed to the organizations. A leader is the one who is creative and visionary,
passion for learning new things as well as helping his subordinates to learn. A
person who is warm and fun to work with is also one of the characteristics of a
strategically, non judgemental and the one who always delivers results. These are
the characteristics of a good nurse leader. It is said that a good leader can be a
good manager as well and as a result of the chocolate empowerment theory that
conducts business or household affairs. He is the one responsible for planning and
literatures, readings, experiences and some of the theories are collated. The theory
of Field Theory of Human Behavior (Kurt Lewin, 1951) – “that people act the way
they do depending on self – perception and their environments” To understand a
leader’s behavior or that of the follower, one must look at the individual’s
experience. This individual carries perceptions that are valid and must be taken into
top down with most decisions taken at the top; superiors and subordinates are
whilst policy decisions come from top, some prescribed decisions may be delegated
punishments; big decisions come from the top while there is some wider decision
with some economic rewards; communication flows in all directions and is open and
frank; decision making through group process with each group linked to others by
person who are members of more than one group called linking pins; and
subordinates and superiors are closed to each other. The result is high productivity
and better industrial relations. We also included the theory of Daniel Goldman about
Mintzberg (1975) states the three basic roles of the typical manager, Interpersonal
role – is that of a figurehead, a leader and a liaison inside and outside the
allocator. We also included the Theory X and Y (Douglas McGregor), where Theory X
are the people who prefer to be directed, hope to avoid responsibility and more
interested in financial gain than personal growth. While the Theory Y encourages
worker to develop their potential as they are able to learn under proper conditions
to seek and accept responsibility. To complete the sequence of the end of the
alphabet we included the Theory Z (William G. Ouchi), There are five elements of
Theory Z, the Collective decision making, Long term employment, Slower but more
predictable promotions, Indirect supervision and the Holistic concern for employees.
Man) wherein it is the search for the best alternative possible approach. Second is
Satisfying (Administrative Man) which is using the first workable solution and was
applied.
Empowerment came from the word empower which means to give authority or legal
power to, this is how Webster defined it. Gandz, defined empowerment as the
follows:
3. Having a range of options from which you can make choices (not just yes/no,
either/or.)
8. Involving in the growth process and changes that is never ending and self-
initiated
10.Increasing one's ability in discreet thinking to sort out right and wrong.
“CHOCOLATE EMPOWERMENT THEORY”
(FRAMEWORK)
EMPOWERED EFFECTIVE
NURSE LEADER-
MANAGER
The chocolate empowerment theory is composed of five major elements for
this theory to be utilized best. Influence is the first element to be use for a nurse to
used to make the people follow your command. We based the process of influence
from the theory of Kurt Lewin of Human Behavior where in the people act
individual’s experiences. This individual carries perceptions that are valid and must
be taken into account. Thru influence you are inspiring your subordinates to follow
your lead.
this process the leader encourages workers to develop their potential as they are
able to learn proper conditions to seek and accept responsibility. Like what Douglas
possessed, self directed and a problem solver if fully motivated. Role modeling can
After a worker was being influenced and motivated to do a certain task, he will
subordinate. Thru this process a staff or a worker will have a confidence for an
employee to perform the task given to him or to her. There will be no connotation of
on the process of overcoming the stigma then he is enhancing his self awareness
towards a self confidence and self control then they will act a managerial role which
is the use of interpersonal, informational, and decision making just like in the theory
of Henry Mintzberg and the theory of Daniel Goldman about emotional intelligence.
If a person had overcome his stigma he will have a positive thinking then that
person will have no hesitations in making a decision aligned with all the policies and
procedures of the institution. If a person has a positive outlook in his life and what
Going thru this process will lead a person making a sound decision, that will lead
to an effective empowered nurse leaders. With the guide of the theory of Herbert
Simon, which is the theory using the satisfying and optimizing decision making,