In a recent interview with Seth Godin by Rohan Rajiv from LinkedIn Series Speaker, Seth came up with the concept that at work, "everybody is a volunteer."
Now a day, organizations that want to make a real impact, that want to create a positive change, are the ones that are treating their employees like trusted, respected volunteers. These organizations decided to lead and not manage. This is a path for those who want to make things better.
The important and real work doesn’t come with a recipe. If you want someone committed, accountable, willing to go beyond their job description, and who wants to solve interesting problems, you need to show trust. If you want people to lead, make a creative contribution, to produce something that might not work, but that might be worth pursuing, you need to trust them.
I love this concept. In the end, everyone has to make a choice. We can choose to volunteer to go further if we really care and want to make a meaningful contribution.