A senior private banker shared with me an experience that he had. When he got a new boss, the banker asked him whether he liked his people to speak up with ideas or just follow instructions. The boss said that he definitely wanted new ideas, but when this private banker did speak up he was shot down. After two more attempts at speaking up the banker drew the conclusion that autonomy was not appreciated. Whether employees are encouraged to exercise autonomy is driven by the organization's culture and their manager's leadership style(see Chapter 9).