Team Autonomy and Degrees of Freedom
People work much more effectively when they have the freedom to make decisions about the work they doing. The same can be said for people working in teams, as they often do their best work when they have the freedom to manage themselves in certain aspects of their work. As a manager, you will be involved in deciding the level of autonomy that you are going to give the teams you’ve put together.
- The five levels of team autonomy
- What specific freedoms each level allows