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EMPOWERING YOUR EMPLOYEES

Le véritable rôle d’un leader est d’inspirer et de valoriser son équipe. En cultivant confiance et autonomie, il permet à chacun de donner le meilleur de soi et de contribuer au succès collectif.

EMPOWERING YOUR EMPLOYEES

Inspire and Enhance to Succeed

Knowing how to motivate and empower your employees is essential for managers at all levels. Research shows that empowering employees not only leads to greater job satisfaction, but also to improved job performance and greater commitment to the organization.

A recent study detailed in the Harvard Business Review found that leaders who empower their employees are more likely to have team members who are perceived by their peers as highly creative and helpful. Whether you are a seasoned leader or an aspiring leader, there are many benefits to understanding how you can enable your colleagues to reach their full potential. Here are seven ways to empower your employees and cultivate a winning team.

HOW TO EMPOWER EMPLOYEES

UNLEASH YOUR TEAM’S POTENTIAL

Empowering employees is an imperative task for new and future leaders alike. As you progress through your career, consider how you can adapt your leadership style to unlock team members’ potential and overcome organizational challenges. For Juliana Casale, a marketing manager at a SaaS company, following leadership principles has been a way to become more aware of how she interacts and collaborates with her team. «I am now more aware of how my colleagues perceive me and I am less afraid of having difficult conversations», explique Casale
1. Building a culture of trust
Trust is an essential element of any successful organization. According to a study carried out by the consulting firm Great Place to Work (pdf) companies with a high trust culture:
  • Report stock returns two to three times higher than the market average
  • Have turnover rates 50 percent lower than industry competitors
  • Generate increased levels of employee engagement, innovation and satisfaction
To create a culture of trust, it is important to lead by exampleand keep promises, tell the truth, and encourage open dialogue and debate to resolve conflicts. This can inspire your employees to do the same.
One of your primary responsibilities as a leader is to enable your team members to perform at their best. To make your employees feel invested in their role, give them honest feedback on their performance.
Be clear and precise when giving your opinion and don’t forget to highlight the strong points of your colleagues to stimulate their motivation. A recent Gallup study found that 67% of employees whose managers focused on their strengths were fully engaged at work, compared to 31% of workers who received feedback focused on their weaknesses.
Empathy is one of the most important qualities a leader can possess. According to a Businesssolver study, 91% of CEOs believe that empathy is directly linked to a company’s financial performance, and 93% of employees say they are more likely to stay with an empathetic employer. Additionally, empathy has been ranked as the top leadership skill from DDI, a global consulting firm.
Put yourself in your employees’ shoes and try to understand their perspective on their role and contribution at work. By considering their perspectives, you can become a more emotionally intelligent leader and make your team members feel understood and valued.
Communication is a essential skillfor all professionals. To succeed as a leader, you must not only be a good communicator, but also an excellent listener.
You can leverage your communication skills to empower employees by fostering open dialogue.  Research shows that employees with accessible managers are more likely to engaged, which promotes a work environment in which members feel comfortable sharing ideas and questioning themselves.
In the Leadership Principles online course, Harvard Business School professors Joshua Margolis and Anthony Mayo highlight that there are three key needs that leaders must address when engaging employees:
  • Guide the team's beliefs, both about themselves and the challenges and opportunities they face
  • Equip team members with the practices and habits necessary to meet challenges and seize opportunities and achieve the desired end goal
  • Arouse employees’ emotions so that the desire to learn and succeed comes from within
Bringing your team together around purpose is an effective way to build commitment to the organization’s goals and make your employees feel like their work matters.  In a survey conducted by EY and Harvard Business Review
Rebecca Henderson, professor of sustainable business strategy at HBS Online, echoed this sentiment during a recent Facebook Live talk, highlighting how purpose can also drive organizational success.
  • Embracing purpose won’t hurt your performance if you do it authentically and effectively,” Henderson said. “If you can connect your purpose to the company’s strategic vision in a way that keeps people aligned and moving in the right direction, then you have the opportunity to outperform your competition.
To be an effective leader, you must understand that you cannot do everything. You must trust your team and be willing to give them important tasks and responsibilities to effectively execute initiatives and projects.

When assigning tasks to complete, it’s essential to start with why you’re doing them. Give employees a sense of how their work fits into larger organizational initiatives and highlight what’s unique about the opportunity before them. By providing them with this context, you can build their enthusiasm for the task at hand and increase the likelihood that the job will be done well and on time.

Learning and growth opportunities promote employee empowerment. According to a LinkedIn study, employees who spend time learning at work say they are:
  • 47 percent less likely to be stressed
  • 39 percent more likely to feel productive and successful
  • 23 percent more willing to take on additional responsibilities
  • 21 percent more likely to feel confident and happy
To help your team members reap these benefits, encourage them to look for ways to grow professionally, such as taking an online course or pursuing an MBA. No matter how your employees expand their knowledge, supporting their development can make them feel more competent and valued in their roles.
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