“Empowering leadership emphasizes followers’ autonomy

Quality leadership does not happen overnight. It is something that an organization should help support and teach. “Empowering leadership emphasizes followers’ autonomy, participation, and development through the encouragement of self direction, and thus empowering leaders are willing to share power with followers and support them. Accordingly, empowering leadership will elicit positive psychological reactions and attitudes from followers” (Kim & Beehr, 2020, 2023) Empowering our leaders gives them support to be the best they can be. I can imagine it can be very draining to be in leadership or management. So giving them support and encouragement is very important. Transformational leadership encourages, supports, and recognizes their staff. “On the model of transformational leadership, leaders motivate subordinates to achieve the shared vision. Thus, transformational leadership concerns both the people and the production; and is viewed as the most effective model of leadership” (Wais, 2017, 9). “Transformational leadership is the best style to lead, not only because it directs, but also provides opportunities for development and learning; hence, motivating nursing staff to feel responsible and retain within the profession. Transformational leadership involves four main concepts which include individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation, and idealized influence” (Wais, 2017, 9).