Recently, we looked back. Today, we’re looking forward. If 2008 was a critical year for introducing the world to a Results-Only Work Environment, then 2009 marks the beginning of the long, slow process of changing the culture of work. We’re optimistic about 2009, but we’re also mindful of the fact that debuts are easy. You [...]
Archive for December, 2008
The Year in ROWE: 2008
As the year draws to a close, we thought we’d take a moment to look back at the Year in ROWE. Frankly, we’re amazed, and not at our own awesomeness, but at yours. We have so many people to thank. Early adopters at places like Best Buy, J.A. Counter & Associates, the Girl Scouts of [...]
A Little Gift for You…With an Ulterior Motive
For those of you that have read Why Work Sucks (and liked it), you know the impact it can have on how you think about work and the way it happens. Whenever we’re being considered for a speaking engagement, scheduled for a media interview, or going into a leadership team to talk about ROWE, we [...]
Best Buy News And ROWE
As many of you have heard, Best Buy has made an announcement about a voluntary separation program that was presented to 4,000 headquarters employees this week. We’re saddened by this news, but with same-store sales estimated to fall between 1 and 5 percent for the rest of the year, we’re not surprised. Best Buy is clearly reacting to [...]
Old School
A couple weeks ago, Jody had the opportunity to speak at an event in Chicago at the Kellogg School of Business. The theme of the event was The Next Generation of Work Flexibility: Find Your Flexible Career in a Down Economy. Several organizations were represented at the event, and the “usual situation” presented itself: Many [...]
"Just Checking In"
Many of us have been there. In the airplane, at the time of landing, everyone turns on their mobile phones. And, since it feels like everyone is sitting within 4 inches of you, you hear practically every conversation that’s taking place. Some folks are talking to relatives or friends who will be picking them up, [...]
How Sweet Are You? (Really?)
As ROWE has gained momentum as a movement, we’ve found ourselves in front of all kinds of audiences. We’ve spoken to Fortune 50 companies, 20-person companies, cutting-edge tech companies, and people in academia, government, healthcare, HR, law, and so on. Usually, we encounter people who are at least a little open to changing the status quo, [...]
Gobble Gobble and Weeble Wobble
We were gathered with our families, watching the evening news, the night before Thanksgiving. There were the stories about the Presidential Turkey Pardons, the heartwarming stories about families reuniting for the holidays, and…the depressing story about how, at least in the Twin Cities, the night before Thanksgiving is the worst for drunk driving (even worse [...]
Managing the Virtual Workforce Part 2:
Exercise Your Technology Savvy
Presented by Jody Thompson
February 23 at 1pm (EST)
