Job AutonomyBy Taylor Carmona, Titus Gage, Diamond

Grimes and Khushbu Patel

What is Job Autonomy?

A degree or level of freedom and discretion allowed to an employee over his or her job.

• Influences Employee Behavior

• Research identified autonomy as a strong predictor of employee innovation

• Autonomy is focused on allowing the employee to use their discretion in the workplace

Workers who believe they are free to make choices in the

workplace — and be accountable for their decisions — are happier

and more productive

• Job autonomy creates a positive work environment which stimulates a sense of responsibility in the worker

• Taking ownership of work and responsibility then leads to greater job satisfaction

Example of Job Autonomy

• Nordstrom Empowers Employees

• Only one rule: Use your best judgment in all situations

• Wants employees to run their own business within their

company

The Importance ofWell Balanced Job

Autonomy

In sync Job Autonomy

Out of Sync Job Autonomy

Too Much Job Autonomy

• Allowing certain freedoms

• People take advantage

• When trying to re-sync job autonomy employees may become resistant to change

Too Little Job Autonomy

• Too Strict

• Below average employee empowerment

• People rebel

• Low levels of job satisfaction

• Turnover issues

Increased Levels of Job Autonomy

• Interview with Byron Tate

• First hand account of reduced levels of job autonomy

• How increased levels of job autonomy have benefited his business

Pitfalls-Too Much Job Autonomy

• Interview with Frederick Brogues

• First hand account of negative impact of too much job autonomy

• Business failed

• **Personality may have been a factor**

Synching Job Autonomy

• Requires trial and error at times

• Type of industry will influence level autonomy

• Pay attention to Industry leaders

• Given the right environment people will perform well

Job autonomy and Work Performance

• Employees Not Ready• Increased stress

• Decision making

• Responsibility and Abuse of their power

• Involved Employees• More involved in their work

Advantage vs. Disadvantage

• Advantage of Job Autonomy• Greater responsibility

• Increased work motivation

• Stronger impact of work performance

• Disadvantage of Job Autonomy• Employee dissatisfaction

• Poor work performance

Job Autonomy and Work Performance (Cont.)

• Relief of Management Stress• Day-to-day operation responsibility

• Management Worries• Less need of different level of management

• Loosing employments

Research

• More Autonomy = Faster Growth + Higher Retention

• In the study, conducted at Cornell University, half of the 320 small businesses studied demonstrated old fashioned command and control management practices, while the other half gave employees autonomy.• Those businesses that gave employees autonomy:

1. Grew 4 times faster than the businesses using command and control management.2. Experienced only 1/3 the turnover than their command and control counterparts.

How can a well balanced autonomy help you?

• Increase your value!i. Helps broaden your role

ii. Awareness of safety

iii. Increases Experience

iv. Gives you an extra skill set

Holiday Inn Express

• 5 minutes from airport

• Open since 1987

• Runs 24 hours

• Ranked #63 of 149 hotels in Nashville

• Largest hotel in area

Broaden your role

• Increases skill in other areas

• Raises awareness from upper level employees

• Increases chances of promotion

• Increases satisfaction

Safety and Job Autonomy

• Greater impact on you, the more you care

• Better at critical thinking

• Better at making decisions

• Increases safety practices

• Pass on the knowledge

Experience

• Part of you regimen

• Easier to transition

• Natasha Grant, Night audit to Front Office Manager

• Increases longevity

Add to your Skill Set

• Pass it on

• Time to move on? Take it with you!

• Greater advantage v. employees without autonomy

• So yes! Job autonomy can help you too!

Thank You Everyone!!