Empowerment means placing ourselves in the position of being creators of the organization to which we belong. Empowerment is embodied in the act of standing on our own ground, discovering our own voice, making our own choices.
Empowerment carries with it an obligation, and that we commit ourselves. It requires an emotional investment.
We will experience our freedom the moment we take our assignment, our job, and make it our own . . . It is everybody’s task to create a vision and translate these intentions into concrete practices. – Peter Block in Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-Interest