Unleash Agency in Your Organization: The Next Steps to Higher Performance and Greater Inclusion Published in OD Review

Fred & Judith’s most recent article, Unleash Agency in Your Organization: The Next Steps to Higher Performance and Greater Inclusion, was published in the Spring 2024 OD Review.

From the abstract:

Today’s workforce is compelling organizations to take a leap forward. Returning to the old ways of micromanaging, control and expecting workers to be in the office five days a week are no longer constraints that many people are willing to endure. At the same time, the role of managers and supervisors is dramatically changing, calling on them to create environments in which people feel trusted to make decisions, feel included, valued and seen for their contributions, and have a greater sense of authority, autonomy and leadership to do their best work, no matter what their level or their role.

In short, people want greater agency.

Agency is defined as…

all people, of all identities, roles, levels, and tenure have the power, influence, and voice to make choices and decisions related to their jobs and the betterment of the organization.

Agency is the next transformation needed for individuals, teams and organizations to be higher performing. In this article, based on our forthcoming book,1 we discuss how managers and supervisors can unleash agency in their organizations; and, the role of organization change agents in supporting efforts to enable agency at every organization level.

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