The reason that companies focus on empowerment (enabling<\/em>\u00a0employees to make their own decisions) is<\/em>, according to Patty, that they earlier took\u00a0that pro-activity and self-reliance away. That is why they now have to give it back, says the woman behind the Netflix culture deck<\/a>. Thus referring to the traditional, so-called Taylorian management style, named after its\u00a0American founder Frederick Taylor. This assumes that employees are stupid and lazy. Therefore a separate, additional layer of experts (managers) is needed to bring productivity and profitability to new heights. Strange and unnecessary, Patty\u00a0says: “Why don\u2019t we just assume that everyone walks in the door every day powerful\u00a0and strong?\u00a0Ready to contribute. That staff\u00a0understand the mission. That they are therebecause they want to be? Why don’t we createcompanies where people have the freedom to do their work under those circumstances?”<\/p>\n