Discussen 1
Employee empowerment is a philosophy that enables employees to make decisions about their jobs. It helps employees own their work and take responsibility for their results. If you are the leader of your organization, how would you empower your employees? Provide some specific examples of possible ways to empower your employees. Do you think employee empowerment is important? Why or why not?
Discussen 2
What kind of bodily reactions do you experience when you are expressing high emotion? How can people tell you are angry, nervous, and so on? Watch these two clips from the Discovery/TLC program American Chopper. Notice how the father and son react to high emotion.
- American Chopper FightSearch American Chopper Fight, Discovery Channel
- American Chopper: I Robot Bike Argument 2Search AmericanCh0PPer:I Robot Bike Argument 2
Describe a scene that you remember where you expressed yourself emotionally through physical actions. Comment on whether these actions enhanced the communication or got in the way.
Realizing how high emotion affects all of us on a daily basis, how would you react if you were working in the same environment as the people in the clips? Create a Mind Map or info graphic that defines at least 7 to 10 characteristics and responsibilities of at least four potential roles of human resources representatives within an organization.
