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Welcome Back: How the World Should Return to the Office

Your Brain at Work

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The Dangers of Taking Away Employee Autonomy

The point of control and autonomy starts with believing that you can't be successful if your employees are not feeling aligned to your company. Autonomy is one of the things that will really help people through their rehabilitation stage because it literally will gain a sense of control for people. Research shows increased autonomy significantly helps reduce stress and also to lift performance. Discovering choices turns down strong emotions, so when you are in a difficult position and you suddenly realize you have some choices, you become much more calm.

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