Comments on: Seeking Autonomy http://next-element.com/blog/seeking-autonomy/ Leadership through Process Communication Mon, 21 May 2012 14:12:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sylvia Dresser http://next-element.com/blog/seeking-autonomy/#comment-104 Sylvia Dresser Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:06:56 +0000 http://next-element.com/?p=2352#comment-104 Jamie, I have worked in the ROWE philosophy for many years, without realizing what I was doing until I read the book. It suits my personality, and also of course fits perfectly into a home office lifestyle, where it's so easy to come and go. The autonomy piece also resonates hugely for me. I wonder if this style is easier for some types than others, does it come more naturally to the persister and workaholic? Jamie,
I have worked in the ROWE philosophy for many years, without realizing what I was doing until I read the book. It suits my personality, and also of course fits perfectly into a home office lifestyle, where it’s so easy to come and go. The autonomy piece also resonates hugely for me. I wonder if this style is easier for some types than others, does it come more naturally to the persister and workaholic?

]]> By: michael cardus http://next-element.com/blog/seeking-autonomy/#comment-103 michael cardus Thu, 13 May 2010 18:41:39 +0000 http://next-element.com/?p=2352#comment-103 Within Pinks book I really enjoyed how he divided autonomy from empowerment. Empowerment still holding onto the Taylorism mentality of the org. having the power to yield out to the employee. The one area that is concerning about autonomy is that people want autonomy in different ways and in order to accommodate all those ways it takes a leader who is on the ball. You can have what is called a ROWE work and it still falls down, because no one was there to set the organizational goals and systems into place. Remember autonomy works and you still have to get your work done - that is what work is..You trade some of your large autonomous for a paycheck. Within Pinks book I really enjoyed how he divided autonomy from empowerment. Empowerment still holding onto the Taylorism mentality of the org. having the power to yield out to the employee.

The one area that is concerning about autonomy is that people want autonomy in different ways and in order to accommodate all those ways it takes a leader who is on the ball. You can have what is called a ROWE work and it still falls down, because no one was there to set the organizational goals and systems into place.

Remember autonomy works and you still have to get your work done – that is what work is..You trade some of your large autonomous for a paycheck.

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