Act of placing accountability, authority, and responsibility for processes and products at the lowest possible level Removing management obstacles from workers, so that they can freely apply CQI principles within the purview of their own areas of responsibility Giving workers the total responsibility and authority to consistently accomplish quality within their assigned areas A condition whereby employees have the authority to make decisions and take action in their work areas without prior approval For example, an operator can stop a production process if he/she detects a problem or a customer service representative can send out a replacement product if a customer calls with a problem The act of vesting appropriate authority in the hands of the people nearest the problems to be solved
Giving front line employees the authority and responsibility to make marketing decisions without seeking the approval of their supervisors p 723
In relation to health information, empowerment means to give consumers the ability to take more control of their own health care and to make informed decisions
1 To give responsibility and some authority to one or more employees The amount of authority may not be sufficient to fulfill the responsibility
(Tib : wang kur): a formal and often complex initiation into a specific practice of deity yoga, using a mandala, and lasting from 1 to 3 days
Process of adding vitality, energy, and new powerful resources to a person; vitality at the neurological level, change of habits
feeling of having the right to make one's own choices, and of having the ability to act on them
A special potential power to attain any of the four Buddha bodies which is received by a Tantric practitioner from his or her Guru, or from other holy beings, by means of Tantric ritual It is the gateway to the Vajrayana path See Clear Light of Bliss, Great Treasury of Merit, Guide to Dakini Land, and Tantric Grounds and Paths
The empowerment of a person or group of people is the process of giving them power and status in a particular situation. This government believes very strongly in the empowerment of women
The act of providing decision-making power to someone, often associated with redistributing responsibility from managers to their team members Empowerment helps employees accept authority and responsibility and take initiative
The process in the tantric system by which a teacher passes on the seed of a practice to his student This enables the student to have a realisation of the practice more quickly; the seed is the essence of the practice's full potential, and if the student then cultivates it, he will achieve that potential (See also attunement, initiation and transmission)
Empowerment makes it possible to upgrade the performance of an organisation through greater delegation of authority to act It encourages and enfranchises employees to make decisions and take more responsibility for their actions
A ritual in which a master invokes the enlightened presence of a deity or bodhisattva to bless the open, devoted mind of a disciple The disciple thereby receives the authority, blessing transmission, and empowerment to cultivate the meditation of that deity
To allow suitably experienced staff to take decisions within their competence without constant reference to superior officers for approval
A condition whereby employees have the authority to make decisions and take action on their own without constant approval
The devolution of power and decision-making responsibility to those lower in the organisation
A condition whereby employees have the authority to make decisions and take action in their work areas without prior approval For example, an operator can stop a production process if he or she detects a problem, or a customer service representative can send out a replacement product if a customer calls with a problem
To empower a community is to increase its ability to do things for itself It is more than just adding some communal services or facilities like roads, sanitation, water, access to education and health care It means increased ability and strength It means more skills, more confidence, and more effective organization It can not come about by charity or donation of resources from outside It can be facilitated through action such as community projects, but only when all community members become involved from the beginning, to decide upon a community action, to identify hidden resources from within the community, and by developing a sense of ownership and responsibility of communal facilities from the start to the finish
A condition whereby employees have the authority to make decisions and take action in their work areas, jobs, or tasks without prior approval It allows the employees the responsibility normally associated with staffs Examples are scheduling, quality, or purchasing decisions
The interaction of professionals with families in such a way that families maintain or acquire a sense of control over their family lives and attribute positive changes that result from early intervention to their own strengths, abilities, and actions
the transferring of authority to act to those workers actually performing the relevant tasks It is a form of delegation but is less specific, offering a choice to workers in different circumstances
means to have the knowledge and confidence to act on behalf of yourself or a loved one For more information on empowerment or other aspects of quality health care see the "Frequently Asked Questions" section, or Click Here
A principle of job design in which an employee is delegated additional responsibility or authority Often related to customer service and Total Quality Management initiatives where employees are empowered to take extraordinary measures to satisfy customers
the sense that people can create and take action on their own behalf to meet their physical, spiritual and psychological needs
To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor
If someone is empowered to do something, they have the authority or power to do it. The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot-to-kill basis = authorize
To empower someone means to give them the means to achieve something, for example to become stronger or more successful. What I'm trying to do is to empower people, to give them ways to help them get well