The future of work: autonomy, flexibility, and co-responsibility

Training Theme

This training shows how organizations can evolve toward autonomy, flexibility and co-responsibility. It connects situational management and trust with concrete transformation levers (less hierarchy, empowerment, inclusion, and technology) to balance framework and freedom in modern workplaces.

Training Objectives

In this online course, you will learn how to:

• Develop your employees' decision-making autonomy.
• Introduce a participative management style to encourage initiative-taking and empowerment.
• Encourage life-long learning to meet the expectations of younger generations.
• Promote organizational flexibility and mental agility to attract and retain talent.
• Rethink work organization with the new space–time enabled by technology.
• Embed trust, empowerment and agility into remote and hybrid management.

Target Audience 

Anyone seeking to promote a collaborative model that inspires boldness, agility and accountability.

Means and Methods 

• E-learning modules: story-driven and expert videos, interactive activities, quizzes and TRUE/FALSE checks.
• Practical tools: downloadable coaching memo sheet (PDF) to anchor commitments.
• Additional resources: curated TED/YouTube videos for further inspiration.

Training Content 

This training contains 4 parts:

DISCOVER

• Identify your personal challenges and motivations for change.

SHAKING UP

• Storytelling: Video "The Luminous Horizon", 3'14 (a day in a futuristic company balancing technology and autonomy).
• Quiz on "oxygen bubbles".

LEARN

• Expert video: The need for autonomy and flexibility of the younger generations, 10'05.
• Quizzes and TRUE/FALSE.
• Focus on autonomy and situational management (Hersey & Blanchard).
• Sense of honour vs sense of duty.
• The importance of trust to develop autonomy.

ANCHOR

• Reshaping organizations: less hierarchical structures; autonomy & development; technology & innovation; work/life balance; diversity & inclusion.
• Example of Zappos: autonomy of call-center agents.
• Define your concrete commitment to change.

Additional resources

• Downloadable documents: Coaching memo sheet (PDF).
• Bonus: TED or YouTube video(s).