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Empower to transform
When undertaking systemic change or facing uncertainty, remember: your employees aren’t just along for the ride—they’re the engine of transformation.
This issue of strategy+business highlights three key moves C-suite leaders can make to ensure that their workforce is a driver of transformation. All of those moves revolve around a single, overarching imperative: empowering people.
Empowered workers feel a sense of autonomy, influence, confidence, and meaning at work. And it shows.
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