Adult-centered workplaces balance autonomy with appropriate support, treating employees as capable, evolving adults while providing structures for continued development. Research shows organizations implementing these principles achieve 30-35% higher productivity, 28% better innovation rates, and 42% lower burnout. Through purpose-driven expectations, guided autonomy systems, growth-oriented feedback, collaborative support structures, and deliberately developmental practices, companies like Morning Star, Bridgewater, and Buurtzorg demonstrate how this model delivers measurable advantages in engagement, performance, and employee wellbeing.
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