The Game of Work / Coonradt 58-63

61 Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do. Mark Twain

63 ...in business; the more choices you give your employees--within the bounds of your business, of course--the better they will perform, and the more they will enjoy it.

Because most people become committed to what they freely choose. People need to own their jobs, and they can own them only if they have a choice about what their jobs are, about what their goals are, and about how they will reach those goals.

Winners don't seek to change the rules; they only seek to understand them well enough to win. So is it with choice. You must recognize which choices are yours to make and which ones you can't worry about.