title: Breaking through barriers to successful empowerment.
abstract: In today's ever-changing environment, most companies are undergoing some kind of transformation, whether it is implementing new information systems, reengineering manufacturing methods, rightsizing, tackling paradigms, or simply dealing with demand changes. This transformation often is difficult based on old ways of managing the most important corporate asset-people. Many companies have initiated the processes of team building and people empowerment, but few are able to permeate an entire organization with these concepts. This presentation will provide the successful methods that certain organizations are using to create empowered individuals and teams, and discuss proven techniques for implementing these ideas and ensuring success.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Willis
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009042:Motivation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010559:Personnel Management; D011209:Power, Psychological; D014481:United States