Purpose is a Better Driver of Performance than Self-Interest

Based on the premise that we are each experts in our respective spheres of responsibility, self-management is all about allowing employees to own their own experiences and their own jobs.  How an employee accomplishes their work is not dictated by management, clients or colleagues but is entirely self-directed. Given that agency, and with wings unclipped, most will rise to occasion, creating the systems, procedures and resources they need to accomplish tasks and serve the overall organizational objectives to the very best of their abilities. With a true sense of purpose, rather than self-interest or coercion, as the motivation, and without the conventional red tape and bureaucratic roadblocks, professionals are inspired to achieve their full potential.

Resource: Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose 

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