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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
“I’ll be fired instantly” – company policies and results
[Guest post today by Robby Slaughter. Robby runs a process improvement consulting company in Indianapolis, Indiana.] The other day, I was chatting with a group of people at a networking group. These are almost all small business owners who are scratching out a living by pounding the pavement, chasing opportunities, and working hard to generate [...]
9 Ways to Kill Job Performance
Our philosophy about work has always been focused on one thing: results. Where and when work gets done is entrusted to each employee. And trust us, employees will perform and deliver amazing results with this freedom. Sadly, many businesses who are operating under the old model of work are still doing these 9 things that [...]
How to Create a Corporate Culture of Innovation
If you want your company to be innovative, you need a support system for innovation. Seems a little obvious, right?Maybe not.This year’s Global Innovation 1000 study shows that one key thing innovative companies have in common is a culture that supports innovation.However, only half of the companies surveyed have this kind of culture. Wow. Here’s [...]
CultureRx Joins Fight Against Cancer
Minneapolis, MN (September 19, 2011) — CultureRx, the consulting company formed by Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson to migrate organizations to a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE), is pleased to announce that the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has migrated to a ROWE. Created by Ressler and Thompson while at Best Buy, ROWE is a [...]
Tracking Time = INSANITY
Here’s why tracking time = INSANITY If you get your work done in less time (less time = less than 40 hours/week), you’ll get more work (which is no incentive for working efficiently). If you get your work done in less time, your job may be perceived as unnecessary. If you get your work done [...]
Managing the Virtual Workforce Part 2:
Exercise Your Technology Savvy
Presented by Jody Thompson
February 23 at 1pm (EST)
