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In the management of professionals the supervisor should be very clear on the what (“provide clear goals”), spend only the bare minimum of time on the how (“involve them in decision-making,” “provide autonomy”) and spend a lot of time on the why (“provide meaning”).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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