The fourth practice, enabling others to act by Kouzes and Posner (2017), is about how leaders can empower others. The book chapter mostly focuses on the ability and courage of a leader to strengthen their members and build their confidence that their abilities can help them achieve their goals. According to Kouzes and Posner (2017), leaders can make others feel capable of any task and be in leadership positions. The chapter also argues that a leader can empower other members through choice, training, and different experience to build their competencies.
The leadership skills discussed in the chapter relate to the ones exhibited by my workplace supervisor. He is one person who has invested in the aspect of group work communication as a leadership tool he is using. Despite him being the team leader, strangers may not realize that he has instilled teamwork in all members, where every member plays leadership roles every time he is present. For instance, he has ensured that at least every team member has a specific role that they are playing. He makes sure that everyone meets their targets on each of their roles assigned to them. Anytime a member does not meet the target, he usually follows up and guides them to complete the task. Just like we read from King James Bible (1769/2020, Philippians 4:13), “I can do all things through him who strengthens me,” I regard him as an excellent leader who is capable of letting others do it.
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References
Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2017). The leadership challenge workbook . John Wiley & Sons.
King James Bible. (2020). King James Bible Online. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Philippians-4-13/ (Original work published in 1769)
