We have been watching CBS’s new reality show, UNDERCOVER BOSS, with great interest. The series purports to put “out of touch” CEOs back in touch with the day-to-day dealings of their companies. The undercover bosses (such as Hooters CEO Coby Brooks and Waste Management president and COO Larry O’Donnell) pretend to be part of a [...]
Archive for February, 2010
ROWE at SXSW!
We’re excited to announce ROWE will be at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference and Festival! Cali and Jody will be joined by Alexandra Levit, Jessica Lawrence, and Jeff Gunther for a panel discussion about ROWE and why it works. The discussion will cover the changing workforce, how a Results-Only Work Environment can improve employee morale [...]
The Social Side of Remote Work
Interesting piece from CNN.com about how IBM is handling the drastic increase in remote workers. IBM leadership has brought back the IBM Club, a work/social organization that used to be an integral part of the corporate culture: The clubs, now active in several hundred cities in 30 countries, bring employees together for family events like [...]
Cali & Jody Report From The Summit
Today in sunny Austin, TX, Cali & Jody delivered a keynote presentation at GTC Southwest: The Texas Digital Government Summit. This summit is open to government employees and covered such topics as: reaching citizens using social media, enterprise architecture, data loss prevention, health IT, and working from anywhere (guess who had some things to say [...]
If Every Day Were a Snow Day
The snowstorm that hit the East coast earlier this month spawned more than a series of quippy nicknames such as “Snowpocalypse” and “Snowmageddon.” The storm also prompted some columnists to think out loud about about how one might learn from being denied access to the workplace by Mother Nature. USA Today puts a frown on [...]
BusinessWeek’s Top 10 Drivers of Change in 2010
The BusinessWeek Corporate Executive Board (CEB) just dropped some knowledge on its readers with their Top 10 Drivers of Change in 2010. The CEB isn’t afraid of business jargon, but once you translate away the nonsense, there are some great ideas in here. Increases in information requires more judgment from decision makers Executives have been [...]
Thank You!
We know what makes the ROWE movement move…..YOU! Whether you interact with us in person, through email, or on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, your support and interest in helping us move ROWE forward is much appreciated! And you are not always talking about why work sucks (though it does), but you also [...]
Blizzard Shmizzard
I live in northeastern PA and as I write this blogpost, I am also watching my car be devoured by this insane blizzard. It’s crazy out there! However, I am at ease. Because thats how I ROWE. And yet… I realize many of you were shown no leniency, no compassion, no common sense from your [...]
The Science of “Every Day Feels Like Saturday”
Please ignore the scare quotes around the words “happier” and “discover” in this Telegraph.co.uk story about a recent study that found people are happier during the weekend than during the traditional work week. The point here is not the What (you don’t need a scientist to tell people they’re happier on the weekend) but the [...]
Managing the Virtual Workforce Part 2:
Exercise Your Technology Savvy
Presented by Jody Thompson
February 23 at 1pm (EST)
