Micromanagement backfires. Learn why giving people freedom within clear expectations leads to better results and then practice an easy-to-remember framework to do it effectively.

This is the fourth in a series of five posts about the big drivers of threat and reward in the brain. So far I have posted about status, certainty and relatedness. This week let's explore the issue of ...

Airbnb's CEO says he doesn't believe most people want complete autonomy at work. "They say they want autonomy. I think their actions don't say the same thing," he told Fortune. Chesky, who inspired ...

The study, from organizational researchers at Stanford Graduate School of Business, spins around the idea of autonomy at work—the ability of a person to feel in control of their choices and actions.

“We all have a personal recipe for productivity. One person may need six cups of autonomy and just a pinch of collaboration. Another person may require heaps of sociability and noise, with just a ...

Remote work isn’t just a perk. For many, it enhances productivity, mental health, autonomy and long-term career satisfaction. Here’s why the science says remote might be your best-fit environment.