老闆不是三頭六臂，因此不可能將所有的事情都攬在自己身上，很多時候必須授權給員工去做決定。若老闆將權力抓得緊緊的，不放心把事情交給員工處理，對員工來說這並不是好事，因為員工可能會學不到東西。藉由此問題老闆可以了解應徵者對授權的看法，以及是否準備好要接受老闆的授權。

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I think empowerment means that a boss encourages his workers to use their knowledge to overcome obstacles in the work environment. Workers should have the freedom to exercise their own judgement and make decisions.我認為授權就是老闆鼓勵他的員工運用知識來克服工作上遇到的困難。員工應該要有展現判斷力和做決定的自由。

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From my point of view, empowerment is that feeling of responsibility and ownership that makes workers feel trusted. If I work with a boss who really lacks confidence to give employees responsibility, I probably won't be able to perform my best. Also I think a boss should empower workers by giving them the opportunity to decide the directional strategy of a task and then leave them to just go ahead and implement it. Of course, the boss should be in the background to support workers whenever they need assistance, but he or she should try not to always be breathing down their neck.我的看法是，授權是責任和主導權的感覺，讓員工感覺到自己是受到信任的。如果我是和一個沒信心將責任交給員工的老闆共事，那我可能沒辦法發揮全部的潛力。另外，我認為老闆應該要能授權給員工，讓他們有機會決定任務的大方向策略，並放手讓他們去執行。當然，老闆也要在背後支持員工，在他們需要的時候提供協助，但是他或她不應老是在員工背後東窺西探。

1. I think a boss should empower workers by [doing something].
   我認為老闆應該透過〔做某事〕 授權給員工。