OE Cam is pleased to announce publication of its international research into Autonomous Teams (ATs), conducted in association with its European network of consultant partners.
Our research investigated the role of Autonomous Teams in today’s organisations – just how important are they to success and what are the challenges to making greater autonomy work?
What is the role of Autonomous Teams in today’s organisations and how do you make greater autonomy work?
Autonomy may not be a new topic for organisation, however our research suggests that it is certainly back on the strategic agenda and something that many managers are struggling with.
We conducted an online survey of 165 CEOs, HR Directors and senior Managers and interviewed executives from 37 organisations across Europe. The final report presents statistics about the current state of Autonomous Teams along with real case studies and insights into:
- A reality check – the up-to-date story behind ATs in European organisations – do they matter and why? 70% of managers say that they have increased the level of ATs within their organisation over the last two years with more than 63% of businesses reporting that ‘engaging and motivating employees’ is the top reason for implementing ATs, followed by cross-functional collaboration (48%) and developing closer customer relations (41%).
- Success and failure of Autonomous Teams – an analysis of the factors that create a successful ATs and the reasons they fail. Our research reveals the four key areas for success that managers should focus on: the importance of relationships the AT has within the organisation, the organisational environment within which the AT operates, the challenge in balancing control versus freedom and finally how ATs can mature into thinking like a manager & act with a ‘collective brain’.
- Recommendations on how to improve the effectiveness of Autonomous Teams.
Our research reveals the four key areas for success that managers should focus on: the importance of relationships the AT has within the organisation, the organisational environment within which the AT operates, the challenge of balancing control vs freedom of the AT and finally how ATs can mature into thinking like a manager & act with a ‘collective brain’.
For further information, please contact Gary Ashton on +44(0)1223 269009 or email gary.ashton@oecam.com
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