The ROWE movement hits Washington D.C.! Cali and Jody will be participating in The White House Forum on Workplace Flexibility scheduled for Wednesday, March 31 beginning at 1:15 and ending at 4:30 pm (EDT). That’s right! Cali and Jody will share the benefits of ROWE with lawmakers, other key figures, and First Lady Michelle Obama [...]
Archive for March, 2010
“Job Crafting” and ROWE
Very nice piece by Nick Tasler on the BusinessWeek website about “job crafting” which he defines as a “naturally occurring phenomenon in which employees treat their jobs as a collection of tasks that can be molded and reorganized to fit their individual strengths, passions, and motives better.” What we found particularly interesting in terms of [...]
The Death of the NCAA Tourney Effect
Is it possible that March Madness isn’t so mad? Two years ago, when this blog was relatively new, we were all set to explode the myth that the NCAA men’s basketball tournament causes a sharp drop in productivity. Unfortunately (for our pride at least) we learned that Slate media critic Jack Shafer had already beaten [...]
WorkSimple In A ROWE
“But how do we measure results in a ROWE?” We have been asked that very important question many times. Of course, the answer begins with an explanation of how important it is for organizations to get crystal clear about expectations and goals. We also encourage managers to shift from permission-granting to performance-guiding by empowering the [...]
ROWE On NPR
Last week, ROWE was featured in a three part series on NPR reported by Jennifer Ludden. We know a lot of you had the opportunity to listen to it. You also shared some very kind and encouraging words on our Facebook Page and Tweeted us too. Thank you! Thank you for your support and belief [...]
Walk the Walk, Google!
We were stunned (STUNNED!) to read this story about how Google wants the city of Mountain View, CA to change its zoning laws so that more homes can be built near the tech giant’s headquarters. It seems that Google employees face such a tough commute (and have such limited access to public transportation) that the [...]
Cali & Jody From SXSW
Cali and Jody were joined by panelists Alexandra Levit, Jessica Lawrence, and Jeff Gunther at this year’s SXSWi in Austin, TX. The turnout was incredible, the discussion was lively, and the results…well…ROWE is the future of work!
Update – ROWE at SXSW!
Update: The ROWE Afterparty! Please join us, Alexandra, Jessica, and Jeff at The Iron Cactus at 5 o’clock to talk about you, ROWE, and the future of work. Here’s the original post from February 24th, 2010: We’re excited to announce ROWE will be at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference and Festival! Cali and Jody [...]
Professor X Wants ROWE
We recently highlighted Richard Stewart’s YouTube video that explored how a Results-Only Work Environment might translate to the world of education. Now we have a related tidbit, this time from a story from the Chronicle of Higher Education about how the next generation of professors view their jobs. The study is small but telling. Harvard [...]
Managing the Virtual Workforce Part 2:
Exercise Your Technology Savvy
Presented by Jody Thompson
February 23 at 1pm (EST)
