Want Happy Employees? Give Them Autonomy.

I really enjoyed this article in Quartz about giving employees autonomy, which leads to happiness, greater engagement and increased job satisfaction.

A healthy balance between autonomy and structure is ideal, and when people choose to leave a job it’s often because of a culture or a boss that makes them feel stifled, unheard, or unseen.

Interesting stat: People are two and a half times more likely to take a job that gives them more autonomy than one that gives them influence and power.