“Human beings have certain universal psychological needs: The need to be treated as intrinsically equal, the need for personal growth, and to exercise self-direction. Each of these needs is frequently and systematically denied by traditional command-and-control managerial hierarchies.” This article shares an alternative way of managing a company, by examining the practices and impacts of “liberated” companies. “A liberated company allows employees complete freedom and responsibility to take actions that they\u0097not their managers\u0097decide are best for their company\u0092s vision.”<\/p>\n
\nGive Your Team the Freedom to Do the Work They Think Matters Most<\/a><\/h4>\n
Executive Summary Since at least the time of Frederick Taylor, the father of “scientific management,” control has been central to corporate organization: Control of costs, of prices, of investment and-not least-of people. Except it turns out that far from being vital, top-down control carries serious costs, many of which have been hiding in plain sight.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n