People always have a choice even when they do not see that they do. A critical role of every leader is to bring people to choice.

You can be a victim of your circumstances or you can choose who you are going to be in the face of them. There are even times when you can choose new circumstances. As a leader, if you really want to empower someone, the best way to do that is to guide them in seeing the choices they do have and support them in choosing for themselves.

Leading others to make their own choices is the ultimate source of empowerment. <a href="http://randomactsofleadership.com/the-ultimate-source-of-empowerment/">Read More</a>