For CEOs who’ve been otherwise resistant to treating employees more humanely, perhaps this headline will be the deciding factor: Announcing Work-Life Balance Programs Raises Stock Prices Professor Michelle Arthur of the University of New Mexico performed a statistical analysis on how the stock market reacted when Fortune 500 companies said they were adopting work-family initiatives. [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Someone's Gotta Go
Do you like The Office? Do you ever wonder what it would be like if it were about a real company going through painful layoffs? Do you further wonder what it would be like if the employees—not the boss—were the ones who collectively decided who gets fired? If you answered “yes” to the above, then [...]
When the Rules Hit Home…Too Much
We were recently involved in a conversation with someone who makes professional visits to a number of Twin Cities schools. Through the conversation, we learned that in several schools, lots of elementary school-aged children are being dropped off in the morning at 6:30 a.m. (right when the building opens) so parents can be sure to [...]
The European Debate About Hours
In the past few months we’ve been following the debate about the European Union’s Working Time Directive. Sound obscure? It is! Does this make us traditional work culture geeks? Most definitely! Kidding aside, these kinds of discussions are important because of what they reveal about our beliefs about time and work. The purpose of the [...]
Lean Six Sigma and ROWE
One of the hottest trends in Corporate America is improving process through the Lean Six Sigma philosophy. Companies are talking about “becoming lean” and there are “Green Belts” and “Black Belts” helping the process. The intent of Six Sigma processes is excellent: Six Sigma seeks to identify and remove the causes of defects and errors [...]
Managing the Virtual Workforce Part 2:
Exercise Your Technology Savvy
Presented by Jody Thompson
February 23 at 1pm (EST)
