We’re heading to Memphis to speak to the TN SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) group, and we’re dreading one thing: the early flight. Neither of us are what you would call “morning people” and a 7:00 a.m. flight makes us downright crabby. We’ll be sleeping on the plane and looking to grab a quick [...]
Archive for September, 2008
ROWE is like Fantasy Football (really!)
What can cost U.S. companies $10.5 billion in productivity by the end of January? An awful, deadly disease that will wipe out half our population in the next 4 months? No, apparently it’s Fantasy Football. Yes, this is just like the claims made about March Madness – when “office time” is spent on these activities [...]
When I Grow Up…
It won’t surprise you to know that one of our favorite commercials of all time is When I Grow Up. We have a few additions for the next version: When I grow up, I want to be shamed for taking an hour and 20-minute lunch. When I grow up, I want to sit in traffic [...]
ROWE for Zoologists and Policy Contest
We need to make a statement: Right now, on Sept. 22, 2008, we have perfected ROWE for office environments. Big, small, mid-sized – if you’re in an office, the process for migrating to a ROWE has been proven and is ready for you. We have not experimented in any other environments yet (research into the health [...]
People on the Street: Tim and Kara (Part 2)
We promised things would get better for Tim and Kara, and they do. In our fantasy world, all of you that have read Why Work Sucks would give it to your managers, and they would read it and immediately fall in love with ROWE. It’s good to have fantasies, right? Tim’s story is an example [...]
People on the Street: Tim and Kara
This installment of “People on the Street” involves a husband and wife: Tim and Kara. We’ve learned from experience that when someone thinks their work sucks, it doesn’t just affect them – it affects people around them, too. With that in mind, in this post, you’ll hear Tim’s account of his entry into a new [...]
Tips for Cold & Flu Season
First, thanks to ABC News for the helpful tips found in What to Do When You’re Out of Sick Days. We will do our best to not shake hands, avoid contact with co-workers and wash, wash, wash. But is it enough? We don’t think so. Here are some ideas for staying healthy (and employed) during [...]
Mistakes Leaders Make
We recently did a keynote address at an event sponsored by Ideation Consulting and the Twin Cities Human Resource Association. We love talking about ROWE and encouraging people to get on board. Following the event, we spoke to several attendees who had ideas about which leaders they were going to talk to in their organizations [...]
People on the Street – Part 2 of Jessica Heiken
Here are more thoughts from one of our Why Work Sucks readers, Jessica Heiken… C&J: What is the most common piece of Sludge that you hear where you work? Jessica: The most common forms of Sludge I hear are comments about work hours. “Just getting in?” and “Leaving already?” and gossip about “so-and-so is working [...]
People on the Street
Great news – companies are giving the green light for ROWE pilots using the ROWE Launch Kit: Office Edition. And, we’ve heard from a lot of folks that have read Why Work Sucks and are eager to share how reading it has affected their lives. So we’ve decided to start posting interviews with “People on [...]
Managing the Virtual Workforce Part 2:
Exercise Your Technology Savvy
Presented by Jody Thompson
February 23 at 1pm (EST)
