I am seeking literatures (e.g. studies, peer-review articles, chapters, books) on leader’s ability to increase self-worth? I am particular increased in the business application.
I am also seeking ways to measure with validated measures a person's increase in self-worth as a result of his or her manager's leadership style?
I am interested in knowing if employees are more successful personally and professionally with an increase in self-worth and leader’s behaviors toward that goal impacting negatively or positively?
read the article "Action as the Core of Work Psychology: A German Approach", Michael Frese and Dieter Zapf, from University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany. It is in the Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Second Edition, Volume 4.
Beside it, improve your knowledge about Creativity, and Problem Solving Process. Read Ruth Noller.
The "The Debrief Imperative" and all the related books written by James D. Murphy will show you the way F15 pilots have been trained to achieve high level of performance.
All the time Deming and Juran have to be read. Belief on excelence and that the only way to reach it is when the person has his or her self-wish improved. The same hapens with the real inovation.
Self-worth improvement is a prerequisite to achieve business' excelence. The work environment has to facilitate that the person act according to his or her self-worth.
Leaders have to study more about the person. There is a natural relationship between the person, his or her action and the task, All of us want to improve our task execution performance.