Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose are the new buzz words in empowered businesses.
Enlightened organisations are discovering the distinction between motivation and empowerment.
They are discovering that motivation using the traditional ‘carrot & stick’ does not work for 21st century employees.
Incentives and rewards actually disempower creative workers.
Motivation still works for manual tasks in a Directive Culture but is counter productive in organisations that require innovation, invention, inspiration, insight, imagination and creativity.
An empowered workforce requires:
- Autonomy: – The authority to make their own choices
- Purpose: – The power to value their own input
- Mastery: – The ability to be self-directed and aligned with one’s true values
Autonomy, Mastery & Purpose have overtaken the old buzz words for success that were Prudence, Fortitude & Temperance.
Personal Power, Authority & Ability still reign supreme.