❌ Everyone tells you to EMPOWER your employees. I'm here to say DONT ❌

Tina Rahman

HR Habitat

HR Consultant

Hear me out - you've got 'empowerment' all wrong, and I'm going to tell you what REALLY matters.

Empowering your workforce means to:

1. 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆
↳ Educate until they are equipped and able to walk on their own
↳ Give them self-belief and power to be able to carry out a task

2. 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:
↳ Make them believe in themselves
↳ Allow them to make informed decisions

3. 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
↳ Leave room for mistakes
↳ Listen to their ideas, thoughts & feedback

All of that sounds great, right? BUT....

◉THERE IS SOMETHING HUGELY MISSING◉

You. What about you?

How can we expect leaders to be great at empowering others when;

▶︎ You have a million responsibilities including your own leadership development. There's no room to keep thinking about uplifting others

▶︎ Time is ticking and deadlines are fast approaching. Your own workload seems to be slipping

▶︎ You lack self-belief. You're constantly wondering if you showing up as your best self

▶︎ You worry about making the right decision in business, but this is often overshadowed by the constant need to inject confidence in others. You're starting to lack in this yourself.

GREAT LEADERSHIP STARTS FROM WITHIN. IT STARTS WITH YOU.

Before leaders talk about empowering their teams you should seek to develop the core competencies of a great leader.

➔ Learn how to manage time and prioritise: this will reduce stress levels allowing you to free up time to think about others

➔ Nurture and develop your emotional intelligence: it all starts with how you react, how you perceive issues and how you choose to execute a plan

➔ Only 14% of the population are critical thinkers, yet this is one of the most important skills a leader should have. Thinking critically is more than just understanding pros and cons

➔ Master the art of communication: I'm not talking about to how construct an email. I'm talking the science behind communicating with impact.

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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.

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Tina Rahman

HR Habitat

HR Consultant

Founder of HR Habitat, award winner of "Best HR & Employment Law Consultancy, 2024" title. As featured in BBC Oline, BBC Asian Network Radio, Telegraph & more.