[Guest post written by Michael Reynolds] Social media in the workplace is (still) a popular topic of discussion. While those of us living in our enlightened bubbles see social media as just everyday communication, there are still many organizations that are struggling to figure out how to use it, how to leverage it for business advantages, and how [...]
My Employees Aren’t Working From Home. They’re Watching the Olympics!
Image: Flickr user law_keven As London prepares for the 2012 Olympics, many organisations are thinking about the difficult problem of getting employees into the office. Consider the enormous changes that will be coming to Town (according to the Daily Mail): Around 5.3 million people are expected to turn up for the 16 days of the [...]
[Infographic] What Kind of Boss Are You: Micro-manager or Coach?
If micro-managers are like babysitters, then the bosses we all hope to have are like great coaches. Coaches inspire and bring out the best in their team. Micro-managers slowly suck the life out of you. Everybody knows a micro-manager, but nobody claims to be one. Certainly, bosses view themselves differently than their employees see them. 1 [...]
5 Changes to Employee Benefits That Will Save You Money
Companies are getting really creative with their employee benefits: to save money, to attract talent, or to retain talent. There’s no doubt about it, businesses have a hard job of finding the right mix of benefits to keep employees happy, but also meet the bottom line. We’re not about to get into health care and [...]
Blame the BlackBerry: Company Policies That Totally Miss the Point
[Hi there! Thanks for reading the blog. We wanted to let you know about our radio show coming up this week. We're pretty excited about it. The show is on BlogTalkRadio, and Jody and Cali will be chatting live about Managing the Virtual Workforce this Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 12 central. Click here to bookmark [...]
Happy 2012 from the ROWE-bots
May you all have a safe and happy New Year! Aren’t you glad you don’t have a boss like this… or do you?
2011 Roundup: A Great Year for Results-Only Companies
2011 has been an awesome year for ROWE. We’ve worked with many forward-thinking organizations who are leading dramatic change in the workplace. We want to take a moment here at the end of the year to look back and recognize some of the folks we’ve worked with this year. While this is not the entire [...]
So, you think you’re in a ROWE?
[Our guest post today is from Michael Reynolds. In addition to being a ROWE Consultant, Michael is President/CEO of SpinWeb – one of the first small businesses to become a ROWE. He is a speaker, trainer, and entrepreneur who has had extensive experience helping both business and non-profit clients utilize marketing and technology to become more productive.] SpinWeb became a [...]
Why We Don’t Need More Paid Time Off at Work
The alarm clock reads 3:30 am. You hear coughing and then crying in the other room. You get out the thermometer and sure enough, your daughter has a fever. You panic because you have NO SICK DAYS left at work. It’s a familiar scenario to many of us. Maybe you can take a personal day or [...]
6 Myths about Results-Only Work Environment
People don’t like change, as a general rule.When you start talking about changing the way work gets done, that’s the kind of change that really excites and scares people at the same time. Changing work culture isn’t simple, but it can be done. We’ve helped many businesses and organizations go through the process of changing [...]
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