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…in knowledge work, you must maintain skilled workers’ autonomy in how they actually apply their craft. – Peter Drucker
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…knowledge work will always be defined by large amounts of autonomous action.
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Each human is unique. When we seek to be like the next person, we lose autonomy.
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It comes down to the deep and universal human need for autonomy. People need to feel in control.
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When you preserve a person’s autonomy by clearly giving them permissions to say ‘No’ to your ideas, the emotions calm, the effectiveness of the decisions go up, and the other party can really look at your proposal.
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…most people would prefer to operate with considerable autonomy, ignore the paperwork, and be able to rely on the cooperation of other units to effectively perform their job. That’s not news.
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Startup teams need complete autonomy to develop and market new products within their limited mandate.
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…people often feel constrained by threats to their autonomy and rebel.
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…leaders don’t understand that what drives people to greater creativity and productivity is giving them autonomy, mastery, and a sense of purpose, not longer work hours and a smartphone…
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If-then rewards require people to forfeit some of their autonomy… that can spring a hole in the bottom of their motivational bucket, draining an activity of its enjoyment.
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