80 Minute MBA by Richard Reeves

80 Minute MBA by Richard Reeves

Author:Richard Reeves [Richard Reeves and John Knell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00


AUTONOMY

Last, but certainly not least, is autonomy: giving people more freedom. The more freedom people have over where, how and when they work, the happier and more productive they are. We have highlighted the importance of the commitment dividend or discretionary effort, and it is important to recognize that greater discretionary effort goes hand in hand with enhanced workplace freedoms.

There are a number of dimensions in which autonomy really counts: in terms of how the job is done, what the job consists of and where the work is done. There are, needless to say, serious restrictions in how far some staff can be given flexibility – and, indeed, in how much they want. But as a general principle, far greater autonomy over both task and time could be granted to the majority of employees.

NETFLIX’S GROWN-UP CULTURE

Netflix has rightly been gaining attention for its pioneering HR practices. They motivate people through purpose and performance, not process and policies. We like their no-nonsense, autonomous approach to working time, and particularly to paid leave.

Their old policy for paid leave was:

10 vacation days



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