Empowerment of employees helps to address the delivery gap because:

employees directly involved with the customer can respond effectively at the moment the problem occurs.

customers appreciate it when everyone in the delivery chain has the same level of authority.

management then doesn't need to devote time and energy to resolving service delivery problems.

employees spend less time resolving problems than managers would.

the major decisions in running a business are taken by lower-level employees and not the senior management.