Is autonomy alone enough to keep an ambitious, young professional going?
Micromanagement kills.
I know that from experience. We are humans. We want control over our work. Tell us the deadline and constraints. Go away after that. We have the intelligence, know-how, and grit to get it delivered.
Autonomy at work keeps people going.
That said…
Is 100% autonomy always a good thing?
A recent resignation convinced me not
His name is Temuulen.
We call him Temu.
He is a young, ambitious Mongolian we hired in Ulaanbaatar to run our new business unit in Mongolia. This is our attempt to penetrate an identified exotic market in the Asia-Pacific.
We budgeted for 1 headcount over 3 years. It was to invest and test the market potential in Mongolia. Then we started interviewing.
We hired Temu because he was software-savvy, had business acumen, and was ambitious enough to take the task.
Angel [my boss, the Regional Sales Director] and I were transparent with him from the…