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4.3Assignment.PsychologicalEmpowerment.docx4.3 Assignment. Psychological Empowerment
Getting Started
One of the aspects that leaders face when developing teams and assigning teams to projects is trust. However, as part of trust leaders must empower individuals and team members to make decisions and be effective. Empowerment can be difficult because there is a connection between leadership style and how leaders perceive teams should operate. When you reflect on experiences you have had either selecting a team or being a part of a team, did you feel empowered? If you were a leader, did you empower members of the team? How? Are you sure? What would your team members say if asked? More importantly, was there a relationship of trust between the leader and team members? All these items are related to psychological empowerment and how one feels or experiences the team and organizational behavior environment.
As you begin this assignment, you will examine empowerment, psychological empowerment, leadership styles, and trust. Consider the variables that are a part of psychological empowerment and how trust is an important part of leadership, followership, and teams.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
· Distinguish empowerment and psychological empowerment.
· Describe how leaders use empowerment at the individual and team levels.
· Explain the role of trust and its relationship to empowerment.
Background Information
Leaders may use the word “empower” as they assign projects and tasks to their employees and followers. However, to truly empower an employee/follower, leaders must equip the person with all the resources needed to complete the task. Leaders must make it known that the person has the decision-making authority and should be supported. Psychological empowerment is important because it allows one to look inward, supports their development, identity, commitment, and helps stimulate organizational citizenship behaviors.
Instructions
1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Read Chapter 7(PDF document) in the text An Introduction to Organization Behavior.
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1. Read the article, Team Empowerment Happens When Managers Work For Their Teams(new tab) . (Be sure to read the hyperlinks within the article.)
1. Write a four-to-six-page scholarly paper (excluding title page and reference page) that addresses the following prompts:
a. Explain psychological empowerment.
b. Explain how leaders can effectively empower.
b. Individuals
b. Teams
c. Describe the importance of developing trust with teams and its relationship with empowerment.
d. Discuss why psychological safety is foundational for empowerment and trust.
e. Finally, provide 3 – 5 key practices and principles for good leadership that you can derive from your reading, research, and work on the assignment.
1. Be sure to include a brief introduction and conclusion to your paper.
1. Include two to three scholarly sources. Use IWU Online Campus Library Services (OCLS(new tab) / Tutorials(new tab) ) or Google Scholar(new tab) to access a wealth of literature to assist with this discussion forum.
1. Submit your completed assignment by the end of the Workshop week.
1. All papers are to be written and formatted in accordance with APA Guidelines (7th ed(new tab) ). Papers must be logical, well organized, grammatically correct, and have correct spelling and sentence structure. Write in complete paragraphs of at least three sentences in length.
4.3 Assignment
.
Psychological
Empowerment
Getting Started
One of the aspects that leaders face when developing teams and
assigning teams to projects is trust. However, as part of trust
leaders must empower individuals and team members to make
decisions and be effective. Empowerment can be difficult because
there
is a connection between leadership style and how leaders
perceive teams should operate. When you reflect on experiences
you have had either selecting a team or being a part of a team, did
you feel empowered? If you were a leader, did you empower
members of
the team? How? Are you sure? What would your team
members say if asked? More importantly, was there a relationship
of trust between the leader and team members? All these items
are related to psychological empowerment and how one feels or
experiences the
team and organizational behavior environment.
As you begin this assignment, you will examine empowerment,
psychological empowerment, leadership styles, and trust. Consider
the variables that are a part of psychological empowerment and
how trust is an impor
tant part of leadership, followership, and
teams.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be
able to:
·
Distinguish empowerment and psychological empowerment.
·
Describe how leaders use empowerment at the individual and
team levels.
·
Explain the
role of trust and its relationship to empowerment.
Background Information
L
eaders may use the word “empower” as they assign projects and
tasks to their employees and followers. However, to truly empower
an employee/follower, leaders must equip the person with all the
resources needed to complete the task. Leaders must make it
kno
wn that the person has the decision
-
making authority and
4.3 Assignment. Psychological
Empowerment
Getting Started
One of the aspects that leaders face when developing teams and
assigning teams to projects is trust. However, as part of trust
leaders must empower individuals and team members to make
decisions and be effective. Empowerment can be difficult because
there is a connection between leadership style and how leaders
perceive teams should operate. When you reflect on experiences
you have had either selecting a team or being a part of a team, did
you feel empowered? If you were a leader, did you empower
members of the team? How? Are you sure? What would your team
members say if asked? More importantly, was there a relationship
of trust between the leader and team members? All these items
are related to psychological empowerment and how one feels or
experiences the team and organizational behavior environment.
As you begin this assignment, you will examine empowerment,
psychological empowerment, leadership styles, and trust. Consider
the variables that are a part of psychological empowerment and
how trust is an important part of leadership, followership, and
teams.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be
able to:
Distinguish empowerment and psychological empowerment.
Describe how leaders use empowerment at the individual and
team levels.
Explain the role of trust and its relationship to empowerment.
Background Information
Leaders may use the word “empower” as they assign projects and
tasks to their employees and followers. However, to truly empower
an employee/follower, leaders must equip the person with all the
resources needed to complete the task. Leaders must make it
known that the person has the decision-making authority and
