This post from CubeInmate in another thread is a pretty good analogy of what I feel I'm watching.
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Originally Posted by Cube Inmate
The strong "systems" coaching is the antithesis of "autonomy."
There are two opposite approaches to managing for results: In one approach, you manage the processes so carefully that you could plug a monkey into the job and still get the results you need. That's the "auto assembly line" model. In the opposite, you focus on getting the best employees and *removing* process as much as possible. That's the "tech startup" model.
Those are the extremes; you need a balance. But from what I've heard of GG's coaching, and what I've seen on the ice, it's closer to the assembly line model. There's only one "right" way to do things, and if you don't do it that way you'll get to practice it again until you do. No autonomy. No purpose -- if all they're expected to do is flawlessly execute a flawed system, there's not much you can do ($$$) to make them feel purpose.
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