Many of us have had the idea that rewarding achievements like a carrot to a rabbit and punishing failures like a laboratory rat is the correct way to have a stable and calm work environment in which the consequences of our actions are clearly defined. Clearly, however, this approach will create a suffocating and hostile (and immature) environment in which work will only be done if the boss is looking at me.
Autonomy is also a term to “dismantle.” Many of us understand autonomy as a synonym for abandonment but well managed. But no, autonomy is the process by which a person is able to self-regulate his or her own reinforcements and behaviors. But not everything is so pretty, achieving autonomy is a process that involves many ingredients, it involves communication, it involves freedom, it involves the ability of managers to trust their employees and take failures as an opportunity to improve, not to punish. Although it is difficult to achieve autonomy, it is undoubtedly a long-term investment, we will tell you why and what it can contribute to the company and the workers:
- Happiness at work: achieving autonomy strengthens self-esteem and your professional success. Furthermore, if this autonomy includes flexible schedules, it will make it easier for you to combine your personal and work life.
- Commitment: autonomy gives strength and strength gives commitment. Trust is a reciprocal process, if they trust me, the probability that the employee will trust the company increases.
- Stress reduction: according to study According to the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work (EU-OSHA) and Eurofound, there is a clear relationship between stress and lack of job autonomy.
- Increased productivity: Increased happiness and reduced stress have direct effects on work productivity.
Job autonomy is the new paradigm of work in the XNUMXst century, and jumping on the bandwagon can have many benefits in the work life of companies. But like all good things it is not easy and at Healthy Work we can help companies get closer to work autonomy.
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