[Guest post today by Morgan Norman. Morgan is the Founder and CEO of WorkSimple, putting an end to performance reviews by providing a better way for coworkers and teams to share goals, work together, get and give feedback, and make each other shine. Connect with him and WorkSimple on Facebook and Twitter.] Now is the [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Results-Only Radio Show: TeleWork, Work-Life, and ROWE
Every other Tuesday, we host a radio show called “Results-Only Radio”at 1 pm EST. Our show next week on February 28 is on the topic of telework week, work-life, and ROWE. We’re really excited to have Kathy Kacher, founder and President of Career/Life Alliance Services (CLAS), on this show as our special guest. Jody Thompson, co-founder [...]
People who work in a ROWE
Does this ring true for all you ROWE people out there? We’ve seen this meme for doctors, web developers, and every profession you can think of. So, we thought it was time for ROWE to get in on the fun. What do YOU really do? (Have you registered for our webinar on Thursday, Feb. 23? [...]
Should Managers Trust Their Employees, or Spy On Them?
So, the other day we were talking about social media policies here and on Results-Only Radio. The discussion on the radio show turned to the topic of trusting employees. Should managers trust the people they hire? The debate went back and forth, with our side saying: Yes, people actually do well when given trust and [...]
The Costs and Causes of Presenteeism
“Yeah, I just stare at my desk; but it looks like I’m working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch, too. I’d say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.” – Peter Gibbons Peter, from the definitive film on cube culture, Office Space, is the [...]
Modern Working Environment: Tools & Techniques for Virtual Managers
June 13, 12 p.m. CDT
