Autonomously working is when team members complete essential tasks without direct supervision or oversight.

Team members are able to motivate themselves and have direct access to all necessary resources to complete tasks.

They may also have the resources to determine the best task to complete next once one is finished.

An example is an autonomously working content writer deciding what articles to write and completing them independently.

Sales Manager

Content writer

Accountant

Recruiter

Greater accountability:

Improved productivity:

Greater engagement:

Discuss responsibilities:

Maintain communication:

Create independence-focused job descriptions:

Give choices:

Offer remote work:

Working independently means completing work tasks effecrtively whole alone.

It can refer to employees who receive instructions from an employer but execute tasks with minimal supervision.

It can refer to self-employed professional and freelancers who select, assign, correct, and supervisetheir own tasks.

Preference for independent work can stem from work style, personality type, or temperament.

• What it is: You are unaware of your lack of knowledge or skill in a particular area; you "don't know what you don't know". • Characteristics: Ignorance of the skill's existence or importance, overestimation of your own abilities, and no motivation to learn as the need isn't recognized. • Example: A trainee starting a new career course is unaware of what it involves. • Concrete Advice: If you're at this level, defer autonomous activity because you don't yet understand the scope of what's involved.

• What it is: You become aware of your lack of skill and understand the gap between your current state and where you need to be; you "now know what you don't know". • Characteristics: Increased self-awareness of the effort required to learn, potential feelings of inadequacy or frustration, and the beginning of motivation to improve. • Example: The trainee arriving at their place of learning becomes aware of the tutor's expectations and the competence they need to acquire. • Concrete Advice: Before starting out, provide yourself with the means to learn (e.g., testing, discussions, observation), as you have an idea of what needs to be acquired.

• What it is: You can perform the skill, but it requires deliberate focus and effort; you must "think about each step deliberately". • Characteristics: Improved ability (though not yet automatic), growing confidence from practice, and fewer but still possible mistakes. • Example: The trainee is performing their job, understands expectations, knows where to find information, and is autonomous for some tasks, being conscious of their progress. • Concrete Advice: You know you can act autonomously. To safeguard your actions, share your work, compare achievements with peers, or set up measurement indicators.

• What it is: The skill becomes "second nature"; you perform tasks effortlessly and automatically, "without conscious thought". • Characteristics: Actions feel intuitive and natural, minimal mental effort is needed, and you may struggle to explain the process because it feels instinctive. • Example: The recruited trainee has been doing their work for two years, performing automatically and easily, having forgotten the effort it took to reach this level of competence. • Concrete Advice: At this level, you are autonomous. This might be a good time to delegate part of your activity to continue progressing and maintain a feeling of learning.

To recap, if you assess yourself as being at this level, you are autonomous! This may even be the time to delegate part of your activity, so that you continue to progress and to maintain the feeling that you’re learning.

old resentments, painful memories, trying to predict the future, physical tensions, the guardedness,stiffness and vigilance that drain you.

Resentments and painful memories are emotionally taxing, destructive, and distort thinking, preventing calmness. It's important to recognise they are in the past and cannot be changed.

and mindful activity can improve gene expression that calms stress reactions, boost prefrontal cortex activity (suppressing negative emotions), and reduce amygdala activation.

Some genes are like switches that can be turned on or off. Diet, particularly complex carbohydrates (e.g., rice, corn, lentils) which increase serotonin, and other lifestyle factors can influence gene expression related to anxiety and depression.

Stress responses are also influenced by factors such as naturally higher stress hormones in women, early life experiences, physical stressors (thirst, food additives, caffeine, viral infections), and environmental factors (noise, pollution, dehydration). Alcohol, recreational drugs, and cigarettes have negative long-term effects despite short-term perceived relief.

is a learned skill that allows individuals to recover from adversity, grow from negative experiences, and cope with challenges, leading to increased confidence, emotional stability, energy, openness, and calmness.

Suggestions to Develop resillience:

Insecurity at work

9 strategies to boost confidence at work:

It can take time to feel confident in a new job, often up to 6- 8 months to get into rhythm. However, there are ways to "fake it till you make it"

Pay attention to your body language

New approaches to problems

Resolutions to conflicts

New results from data

Previously untried revenue approaches

New products or product features

like "problem-solving" to your resume and cover letter.

Give specific examples in your cover letter of how your creative thinking added value (eg: saving money, increasing efficiency).

tell stories during interview about how you've demonstrated creativity, especially if it's a job requirement.