Is it possible you are missing opportunities because you don't look right? The ability to really see things is critical to our empowerment and our success.
Probortunity - How to create an opportunity from every problem.
The easiest way to dis-empower someone is to stifle their ideas. Conversely the way to empower people is to give them the opportunity to explore their ideas through expression of creativity.
From Ian Harvey's presentation called 'Why Waste A Good Crisis' comes the list of 100 things you can do right now that will make a real difference in your business immediately