Step into Leadership

Empowering

In your every day work you will have opportunities to empower the people who use your service and their carers to achieve their best possible outcomes. You also have a role to play in empowering colleagues in your own team or partner organisations, as you work together to improve outcomes.

Empowering others may involve:

• Listening to, valuing and acting on the expertise and contributions from people who use your service
• Promoting the principles of citizen leadership
• Ensuring everyone feels valued for their contributions
• Sharing information and promoting effective knowledge management
• Modelling positive leadership behaviours that support leadership at all levels.

Empowering Resources

• Evaluation participation A guide and toolkit for health and social care practitioners.
• Principles and standards of citizen leadership Guide outlining the principles of citizen leadership.
• Effectively engaging with seldom heard groups
• Children and young People's Commissioner Scotland.

  This website is for children and young people in Scotland, their parents and the adults who work with them. Here, you can learn about your rights, make your voice heard and find out who can help you live a safe and happy life.