Archive for the ‘Effective management’ Category
Nov 14 » by Cali & Jody
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 [...]
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Posted in Effective management, Health and wellness, Human Resources, Management, Productivity, Project Management, Sludge, Telecommuting, Uncategorized | 28 Comments »
Nov 7 » by Cali & Jody
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 [...]
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Posted in Effective management, Results-Only Learning Eveironment, ROWE, Work culture, Work Environment, Workplace trends | 7 Comments »
Oct 3 » by Michael Reynolds
Those of you who have read Drive by Daniel Pink are aware of his endorsement of ROWE. In this TED Talk, Pink talks in more detail about what motivates us and how most businesses don’t act in accordance with what the science tells us. Be sure to watch this riveting video all the way to [...]
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Posted in Accountability, Effective management, Future of ROWE, Management, Meetings, Productivity, Project Management, ROWE, ROWE mindset, ROWE stories, Work culture, Work Environment, Workplace trends | 7 Comments »
Sep 19 » by Cali & Jody
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 [...]
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Tags: American Society of Clinical Oncology, cancer, CultureRx, ROWE
Posted in Accountability, Effective management, Health and wellness, Management, Productivity, ROWE, ROWE Approved Companies, ROWE mindset | 3 Comments »
Sep 12 » by Jody
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 [...]
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Tags: management, presenteeism, productivity, results, tracking time
Posted in Accountability, Communication, Effective management, Management, Meetings, Presenteeism, Productivity, ROWE mindset, Tracking Time | 21 Comments »
Jul 5 » by Jody
Back in the days when dinosaurs walked the earth, someone came up with the brilliant idea to allow some people to telework. In 2011, people are talking about telework like it’s the most awesome, latest and greatest INNOVATIVE idea to hit planet earth in centuries! Here are the top 10 reasons Telework SUCKS big time. [...]
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Tags: Face time, Flexibility, grade school, life, permission, Sludge, telecommuting, Telework
Posted in Availability, Effective management, Face time, Flexibility, Management, Sludge, Telecommuting, Why Work Sucks, Work-Life | 9 Comments »
Jun 15 » by Cali & Jody
Mike Landman is CEO of Ripple, a business IT company working with small business for over a decade implementing strategies, supporting end-users, and helping people get their jobs done. We are so happy to have him share his story about making a change, going ROWE, and Work Utopia. ******************************************************************************************************************** Let me put this out there: [...]
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Tags: IT, Ripple, ROWE, Work Utopia
Posted in Accountability, Effective management, Management, ROWE, ROWE Approved Companies, ROWE stories, The book, Why Work Sucks, Work culture, Work Environment, Work redefined | 6 Comments »
May 31 » by Jody
A company that adopted a ROWE decided to not be ROWE anymore. Ok – sorry. Is anyone laughing hysterically? If you’ve been watching our ROWE Approved Companies page, one logo disappeared. We won’t name the company, but you may know who it is. Their case study was AMAZING!! Here’s a snippet: Work Performance Indicator Findings [...]
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Tags: Flexibility, results, ROWE Approved Companies
Posted in Accountability, Availability, Effective management, Face time, Flexibility, Management, ROWE, ROWE Approved Companies, Strange and unfortunate | 19 Comments »
May 5 » by Cali & Jody
ROWE is not flexibility. ROWE is not a flexible work arrangement. ROWE is not flex-time. The only “F word” that best describes ROWE is freedom. We understand people who have no control over how they work or are forever asking permission to live their life may see “flexibility” as a ray of hope. It’s not. [...]
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Tags: Best Buy, control, Face time, flex time, flexible work schedules, ROWE, The Office of Personnel Management, The University of Minnesota, The Wall Street Journal
Posted in Accountability, Availability, Balance, Communication, Effective management, Face time, Flexibility, Future of ROWE, Government, Health and wellness, Management, Meetings, News, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Teams, Technology, Telecommuting, The book, Time, Work culture, Work Environment, Work redefined, Work-Life | 8 Comments »
May 3 » by Jody
Jenny Rough wrote a nice little ditty in the USA Weekend Life & Style section titled ‘Want to Telework? Do Your Homework’. I read it, banged my head against the wall and quickly looked at the calendar to make sure it was still 2011. Let’s take a gander at the suggested tips. Tip #1: Dissect [...]
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Tags: accountability, clear expectations, Face time, Flexibility, Flextime, Measureable results, Probationary periods, results, ROWE, Telecommunting, Telework, USA Weekend Life & Style
Posted in Accountability, Availability, Communication, Effective management, Face time, Flexibility, Management, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Technology, Telecommuting, Time, Why Work Sucks, Work Environment, Work redefined, Work-Life | 11 Comments »
