June 2015 – Employee Point

Should Autonomy In One’s Job Be a Human Right?

AndyG June 30, 2015 November 9, 2018Uncategorized

What!? A human right? How can I suggest that autonomy within one’s defined function at work is important enough to be considered a human right? You Can’t Be Responsible Without Authority Many leadership theorists agree that one shouldn’t delegate responsibility without delegating authority (e.g., Responsibility Without Authority on Victoronbusiness). Lack of Independence is Deadening We all know it’s annoying when someone micro-manages – or when they tell us ‘how’ to do our job instead of…

For Employees Everywhere

AndyG June 23, 2015 November 9, 2018Uncategorized

I’ve been an employee – and an observer of employee experiences – for three decades. Over the years, I’ve always been keenly attuned to the ways employees’ lives at work can be uniquely challenging. The Struggle to Contribute in a Demotivating Environment Through many conversations with many unhappy employees, I know lots of us have persisted ongoingly, feeling frustrated and often trying to come up with ideas for how to make things better at work…

The Point of Employee Point

AndyG June 22, 2015 November 9, 2018Uncategorized

I have wanted to set up support for employees in workplaces for a long time. I’ve had the idea and have been working on developing and testing it – and on my confidence to bring it forward – for quite a while. I’m hoping it’s an idea whose time has come. First: Workshops for Employees A while back, I designed a workshop series called Making Work Better aimed at helping employees in challenging workplace situations…