Definition of Employee Empowerment

Employee empowerment is a concept of transmission of authority and power to make decisions based on their own judgment. Unlike the centralized culture of companies where the decision-making power is single and you have to ask the ultimate authority to take a small decision, an employee-empowered culture is where the employees are authorized to take decisions with some standardized guidelines.

The employee’s empowerment culture is mostly seen where the company’s focus more on employee satisfaction and the autonomy to make decisions is an important part of an employee’s internal satisfaction. However, the delegation of authority comes with greater responsibility.