Empowerment is discovering the potential of those who surround you and releasing that full potential to the masses. Anything less is not leadership. Anything less is control.
Control comes from fear. Fear of loss.
We do not want to lose, so we control.
Yet, control brings what we fear the most… loss.
In relationships and work, control never ends in the growth of people or organizations. In fact, control is the antidote to the growth of people or organizations.
Empowerment is the key to growth. Empowerment is the key to happiness for self and others. Empowerment is employee experience and engagement.
Find what the potential of those who surround and release that potential to the world.
Published by JC Hurtado-Prater | Leadership Professor + Consultant
JC Hurtado-Prater serves as Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Leadership at the Fermanian School of Business at Point Loma Nazarene University where he oversees the graduate business and leadership programs. In addition, through his company, Bluestone Consulting, LLC, JC serves as a leadership consultant for executives and teams at global organizations such as Johnson + Johnson, Cisco, Visa, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Harbor Freight, Park Hyatt and more.
A veteran of the United States Army, JC earned a BA from UCLA, MBA through Saint Joseph’s College and is currently completing his doctorate in business administration through Indiana Wesleyan University. Passionate about community service in San Diego, JC serves on several local boards for organizations such as UC San Diego, South Bay Community Services, Thrivent Financial Southwest Region and Southwestern College Foundation. JC resides in the 4S Ranch area of San Diego, CA. In his free time, JC enjoys reading, working out and kayaking the California coast.
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