Create an Autonomy Audit

Ask staff how you/they can increase their autonomy with regard to task, time or technique. Make an agreement around how long you will try this and clarify what you expect as a result.

Halvorson, Heidi Grant (2011). "How to Give Employees a Sense of Autonomy" in Forbeswoman.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/heidigranthalvorson/2011/09/15/how-to-give-employees-a-sense-of-autonomy-when-you-are-really-calling-the-shots/