Mark Hamilton argues that employees become more creative and productive when they understand how their work builds value and wealth, not just what tasks they perform. He calls this the "division of essence" and says it works better than traditional division of labor for unlocking contributions from every role.
I was determined to bring out the great creativity in every person who worked for me by not the division of labor, but what I call the division of essence. The essence of business is to build value and wealth. That's the essence. Essence can be brought to every single job, but it's a very different breakdown of a company, very unique. And as I said, any entrepreneurs or people who have a business, this will be gold to you because you will increase your productivity and more importantly, the creativity in your company by bringing essence to everyone who works for you. So you get their creative minds contributing to your company, to your business.
