Adults at Work

In traditional organizations, bosses function as parents and the employees as their children. Authority is the way to get things done.  In today's reality, authority is ineffective as a motivator. People don't want to be controlled. 

In evolving organizations people work in partnership. Each person plays a role and is unconditionally accountable for his/her role and responsibilities. This requires that we engage in adult to adult conversations, that we are honest, caring, and direct. It requires that we become our authentic selves at work. To achieve real success we need to be adults at work.

Adults at Work, by William Frank Diedrich

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