Reference no: EM132212163
Leadership
Instructions
For each situation, indicate what you might say to empower the other person, using such strategies as (a) raising the other person's self-esteem; (b) listening actively and supportively; (c) being open, positive, and emphatic; and (d) avoiding verbal aggressiveness or any unfair conflict strategies.
A team member is having many difficulties: He recently lost his job, received poor grades in a night class, and is gaining a lot of weight. At the same time, you're doing extremely well. You want to give your team member back his confidence. What would you say to him?
You're managing four college interns, three men and one woman, who are working on redesigning your company's website. The men are extremely supportive of one another and regularly contribute ideas. Although equally competent, the woman doesn't contribute; she seems to lack confidence. Because the objective of this redesign is to increase the number of female visitors, you really need the female intern's input and want to empower her. What would you say to her?
You're a third grade teacher. Most of the students are from the same ethnic-religious group; three, however, are from a different group. The problem is that these three children have not been included in the social groupings of the other students; they're treated as outsiders. As a result, these children stumble when they have to read in front of the class and make many mistakes at the chalkboard (although they consistently do well in private). You want to empower these students—what would you say to them?