Autonomy

Freedom to make decisions your way

You might value environments that emphasise personal autonomy and self-direction in work approaches. Those drawn to this value may appreciate workplaces where they can shape their own path and make meaningful decisions about their work methods. You could be energised by organisations that favour empowerment over micromanagement, providing clear direction whilst allowing flexibility in execution. This might suit people who value bringing their own initiatives and judgement to their role.

Companies that care about autonomy

Gartner
Gartner provides expert guidance and tools enable faster, smarter decisions and stronger performance on an organization's mission-critical priorities. Their unrivaled combination of expert-led, practitioner-sourced and data-driven research steer our clients toward the right decisions on the issues that matter most. As a $5 billion company, with over 19,500 associates, and a member of the S&P 500, they are an objective partner with 15,000+ client enterprises in more than 100 countries — across all major functions, in every industry and enterprise size — and boast 40+ years of experience providing insights and expert guidance to client enterprises worldwide.
Rippling
Rippling is the first way for businesses to manage all of their HR, IT, and Finance — payroll, benefits, expenses, corporate cards, computers, apps, and more — in one unified workforce platform. By connecting every workforce system to a single source of truth for employee data, businesses can automate all of the manual work they normally need to do to make employee changes.
Monday.com
monday.com is a tool that transforms the way teams work together. The monday.com Work OS is an open platform that democratizes the power of software so organizations can easily build work management tools and software applications to fit their every need.
Fordham Group
Fordham is one of the fastest-growing chartered accounting firms in Australia, helping their clients with specialist accounting advice which has earned them the title of trusted advisor. At Fordham you will be trained and developed to become pre-eminent business advisors and brilliant leaders. Our team is well supported, so you aren’t working late into the evening. It's important for our staff to have time for a life outside of work to make friends, build connections & life skills – to enable them to become better advisors and even better people.
Rezdy
Rezdy is the world’s leading independent online booking and distribution platform, powering the experiences industry. The platform works with thousands of tour and activity operators, and agents of all sizes in over 130 countries to help them get more bookings and grow their business. Today, Rezdy has headquarters in Sydney, Australia and in Raleigh, U.S.A. Rezdy has seen over $1.3 billion in tour and activity bookings processed through their platform every year!
VivCourt Trading
VivCourt is a dynamic, fast growing quantitative trading firm - buying and selling in financial markets spanning the globe. Trading at VivCourt has a uniquely broad scope, and they leverage the creativity of their people trading low latency, quantitative, and market making strategies.
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Autonomy and ways of working

Here are a few things you might expect if you’re working as part of a team that values autonomy:
  • Decentralised decision-making authority and minimal bureaucracy
  • Flexible work arrangements that allow for autonomy over schedules
  • Collaborative goal-setting and open-ended project mandates
  • Access to the tools, resources and budgets to be self-sufficient
  • Transparent information sharing and an open feedback culture
  • Flexible project management methods (e.g., Agile) for self-managed work
  • Personalised work environments with choice of tools and workspaces.

Interview questions to ask about autonomy

Want to know if the team you’re talking to cares about autonomy? These interview questions can get you started.
  • Can you describe how decisions are made?
  • What is the process for getting approval or sign-off for work?
  • What type of decisions/work will I have ownership of?
  • How much independence will I have in setting priorities and managing my workload?

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