Locate a current events or magazine article from the past year related to a business organization or business leader

Topic 2: Leadership Practices for Empowerment

The concept of empowerment involves shared leadership. Empowering people at various levels actually increases an organization’s ability to capitalize on talents at all levels of the organization and may lead to a competitive advantage. Figure 7-2 in the text summarizes nine leadership practices that may lead to effective empowerment. Locate a current events or magazine article from the past year related to a business organization or business leader that has successfully implemented leadership practices for empowerment.

Write two well-written paragraphs (about 250 words total) regarding the article you select. The first paragraph will summarize the important points of the article in a way that brings clarity and learning to all who read it. The second paragraph will include your analysis of the relevancy and accuracy of the article as well as how you may apply what you learned to your own leadership journey.