Inside Sarvika: How We Built an Open Work Culture That Encourages Autonomy

Imagine working in an environment where you have the freedom to decide ‘how and when you want to work’, this independent decision-making is known as workplace autonomy. Its implementation is critical for the new-age workforce, as it facilitates improved productivity, higher workforce motivation, and reduced turnover.

In this article, we’ll decode how we at Sarvika Technologies have adopted workplace autonomy and how it has fared for us. But first, let’s understand why building an open work culture matters. Here we go-

Why Workplace Autonomy Matters

It’s simply because it harnesses a culture of trust within the team, making the employees feel valued, which promotes creative thinking and innovation, skill development, and nurtures leadership qualities.

It is important to note here that autonomy at work doesn’t mean ‘no rules’, but it means giving the team members more freedom on ‘how they want to achieve their goals within the stipulated timelines’.

So we have understood the importance of workplace autonomy in its true sense, now let’s dive into how we have incorporated an open work culture at Sarvika Technologies. Let’s get underway-

Inside Sarvika: How We Built an Open Work Culture That Encourages Autonomy

At Sarvika, we have always believed in creating a healthy work environment that promotes organisational as well as individual growth. Here’s what worked for us in establishing reasonable autonomy at work.

Nurturing Trust through Responsibility Delegation

We understand that trust is the key for every individual to boost their morale, making them confident and self-reliant. So we delegate responsibilities that make them feel valued and motivate them to take up tasks and decisions independently.

Setting Clear Goals

Striking a balance between autonomy and achieving organizational goals is the hallmark of the open work culture at Sarvika. Therefore, we emphasize on setting clear and realistic benchmarks that help us achieve the company objectives while taking into account employee well-being

Rewarding Success

For us, workplace autonomy is not just limited to independent decision-making or flexible working hours, but the concept goes way beyond that. The positive environment needs to be reinforced time and again. For that we truly believe success needs acknowledgement and rewards too, as it motivates employees to put in constant hard efforts, in turn driving results.

Equipping the Workforce with Essential Tools

Ensuring autonomy isn’t just enough; the workforce needs to be equipped with the right set of tools to achieve success. Sarvika’s open work culture allows independent working, the employees being equipped with the right set of tools and the senior leadership available to guide whenever necessary.

Giving Room for Errors

We consider errors as a part of the learning process, for us, mistakes are an opportunity to improve future performances. This approach has worked very effectively for us, as it has helped our people to evolve from ‘curious freshers’ to remarkable ‘team leads’.

Facilitating Skill Development

One of the highlights of Sarvika’s open work culture is that we constantly invest in upskilling our workforce, bringing professional growth for our people as well as the organization. Employee training sessions and leadership skills development programmes such as ‘LEAD’ etc are organised on a consistent basis to achieve these objectives.

Keeping the Communication Channels Open

The open work culture at Sarvika also applies to how we communicate internally in the organisation. We try to keep the communication processes smooth and friendly. In our journey, we have identified that effective communication solves a lot of issues even before it knocks the door, it’s deeply rooted in our culture now.

Conclusion

Workplace autonomy plays a pivotal role in achieving a healthy work environment, fostering independent decision making, allowing the employees to take ownership of their decisions.

It tends the individuals to feel valued and heard, making them proactive and responsible which allows the organizations to function on cruise control mode. Here we have compiled what has worked for us in building an enriching environment for our workforce that has propelled us to achieve sustainable growth in our journey so far.