Impose New Structure
How did yesterday unfold for you? Did you spend your day doing work that you added value to, and that added value to you? Was it work that generated progress toward your and the organization’s most important goals? On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your day? Was it a ten? Or, deep down, do you feel that was it more like a one?
The paradox here is that many of us have a lot of say in the work we do. Whether we are managers or employees, we have a degree of freedom that earlier generations would have envied. As more and more companies recognize the power of autonomy to motivate people and unleash creativity, we’re able to make many choices about what work we do, which aspect of projects we focus on, and who we ...
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