18 Practice Participatory Management

According to experts, the average employed person today works at less than 50 percent of capacity. According to some studies, fully 55 percent of employees today are “not engaged” with their work. They are merely going through the motions and doing just enough to avoid being laid off or fired.

One of the most valuable contributions you can make to your organization is to create an environment where people enjoy working and feel motivated to perform at higher and higher levels. Participatory management is one of the most effective tools you can use for achieving this goal.

In the old paradigm, employees were supposed to be grateful that they had a job. They went to work and they did what was expected of them. ...

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