Studies show autonomy has a positive impact on attitudes to work, performance and well being
. The reverse is also true. Low autonomy has been shown to have negative effects on organizational commitment, including when the often-praised lean production system is used; absenteeism is more likely to occur, hurting productivity. One study found as job control decreases angina and other heart ailments increase.
He notes that gig work has been touted as offering more individual autonomy, but research finds Uber and Lyft drivers feel controlled by algorithms and swamped by exhausting work schedules over which they lack control. He reports a positive impact when a U.K. circuit board manufacturer gave engineers 15 minutes on their own to fix production problems rather than having to immediately call supervisors, downtime decreased.
“The fact that managers limit employees’ access to job control, as well as do what they can to retain as much control for themselves, is ironic,” he says. More than ironic, it might signal a way to improve your leadership and your company. Think about how effective you are at promoting self-efficacy and granting appropriate autonomy.One of the best recruiting sources, often overlooked, is top candidates in the past who just missed out or were picked but didn’t take the post.
Harvey Schachter is a Kingston-based writer specializing in management issues. He, along with Sheelagh Whittaker, former CEO of both EDS Canada and Cancom, are the authors of
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