Determining the Direction of the Pesantren (Empowering Leadership Practice at PM Gontor 6 Putera, Southeast Sulawesi)

This article aims to understand the practice of empowering leadership, which is more specific on the theme of determining the direction of pesantren. The aspects studied are: 1) creating a vision; 2) describes the big picture; and 3) establishing a strategy. The investigation was carried out in the form of critical ethnography, where data were obtained through a process of observation, interviews, and document review. Data analysis was carried out through the description, analysis, and interpretation stages. This study found that: Empowering Leadership in the context of determining the direction of the organization at PM Gontor 7 Putera is a process of determining the vision and mission, explaining the big picture, and setting strategy. The roles carried out include being a strategic architect who defines PM Gontor's vision and mission, through internal and external environmental analysis, guarding a shared vision, overseeing the process of achieving a common vision at the functional level, as a figure who transforms strategy, who carries out the strategic communication process and makes appropriate measures, aligning strategies, to implementation. This research suggests the importance of building empowering leadership, having a strong vision, understanding internal and external dynamics, all of which can be formulated in an organizational strategy.Keywords: Leadership, Empowerment, Vision, Strategy