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Expand the scope of employee autonomy

“Companies must radically reduce the number of permissions that are required to start something new.”

Too many people in organizations feel powerless to initiate change. Rigid policy guidelines, tight spending limits, and a lack of self-directed time limit individual autonomy and undermine the organization’s capacity to renew itself. Companies must redesign management systems so they facilitate local experimentation and bottom-up initiatives.

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Expand the scope of employee autonomy

“Companies must radically reduce the number of permissions that are required to start something new.”

Too many people in organizations feel powerless to initiate change. Rigid policy guidelines, tight spending limits, and a lack of self-directed time limit individual autonomy and undermine the organization’s capacity to renew itself. Companies must redesign management systems so they facilitate local experimentation and bottom-up initiatives.

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Story by Matthew Cigler on May 2, 2012
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Story by Konocenos Human on May 26, 2015
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Story by Vlatka Hlupic on January 19, 2011
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Story by Mike Derheim on July 14, 2013
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Story by Mari Teitelbaum on July 18, 2011
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Story by Jim McGriff, Jr. on September 17, 2015

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