Dear Faculty Relations: I love the autonomy that comes with teaching and research. (It’s one of the reasons I became a professor.) But to be honest, I often feel isolated and alone. Can I have my cake ...

Modern society has upset the balance between “our two most basic needs: autonomy and connection,” and humanity is suffering as a result, according to this illuminating treatise. Social scientist von ...

John Donne’s words, “No man is an island, entire of itself,” ring especially true in relationships. The delicate balance between independence and connection isn’t just poetic it’s a cornerstone of ...

Happiness and well-being depend on how much volition, choice and control people feel they have over their life—their sense of autonomy. Researchers have acknowledged this connection, but there’s been ...

Sustained business growth increasingly depends on how effectively organizations design autonomy into their strategic and operational models. Many leadership teams pursue autonomy to increase speed, ...

I recently had conversations with two highly paid young professionals who had low levels of job satisfaction. One was especially bothered by how closely her time had to be monitored; it was a ...

Why treating Agentic AI like the human body is the key to high performance.