Just recently, Cali and Jody were interviewed by Gary Cohen, a Leadership Coach for executive coaching firm CO2 Partners. CO2 Partners is a group of experienced, entrepreneurial-minded executive coaches with complementary skills and a shared passion for elevating others in their leadership journey. Gary is upbeat, highly knowledgeable of the demand for organizational leadership to [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Update from Cali & Jody – GoROWE.com
Dear ROWE Supporters, Allow us to begin this post by saying “THANK YOU!” Thank you for supporting the ROWE cause. Thank you for visiting our websites, signing up for our newsletters and downloads, and for participating in the “Results-Only” conversation via our blog. Most importantly, thank you for sharing your passion for ROWE with others. [...]
Tell Us Why Work Sucks
We’d like to hear from you directly about why work sucks. Tell us your thoughts about how to make work culture better, what’s wrong with it now, or just tell us a story about something related to your work. Enter your story in the comments section of this blog post.
Fired Over Fantasy Football? Really, Fidelity?
As committed fantasy football players (it’s more Cali than Jody, but we’re working on it), we reacted to this story with an extra helping of horror: Late last year, financial service provider Fidelity fired four employees for playing fantasy football. Said Fidelity spokesman Vin Loporchio: “We have clear policies that relate to gambling. Participation in [...]
Dan Pink Talks ROWE
Work is changing. More specifically, work is being changed. Dan Pink continues to provide fascinating insights about this, and in his latest release, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, he mentions us (and we’re flattered by that, for sure!) and the benefits of ROWE. Thank you, Dan! C.A. Hurst, a ROWE supporter who regularly comments [...]
Can ROWE Work in Education?
Back in October we told the story of Lee Grooms, an employee at Grace Seattle Church who found that the philosophy behind a Results-Only Work Environment would also help a church better serve its congregation. Now we have the following YouTube video from Richard Stewart, which uses the PechaKucha presentation style to explore how ROWE [...]
You Decide What Is Important
By: Michael Barata When we talk about what should be important within an organization, we drive home focusing on results and results only. With regard to work, results should be what drive an employee to succeed and should be what’s used to measure an employee’s performance. However, a ROWE is not designed to be soulless. Within a [...]
ROWE and "Systematic Abandonment"
Thanks to My Global Career blog for alerting us to a new book based on the philosophy of Peter Drucker (a.k.a. the “father of modern management”). We liked Drucker’s ten tips for designing a “total life” and were particularly struck by #3: Practice “systematic abandonment” “People are effective because they say no…because they say this [...]
Managing the Virtual Workforce Part 2:
Exercise Your Technology Savvy
Presented by Jody Thompson
February 23 at 1pm (EST)
