Archive for the ‘Future of ROWE’ Category
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 6 » by Michael Barata
Oh, you courageous rebel rousers you. I know talking about ROWE can be frustrating. I know explaining ROWE can feel like it’s you against the entire world of work. I also know every one of those conversations is necessary. Funny thing, I still go through the pains and strains of explaining ROWE during migrations and [...]
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Tags: delivering results, life, personal fulfillment, professional responsibility, ROWE, success
Posted in Future of ROWE, Labor law, Management, ROWE, ROWE mindset, The Conversation, Why Work Sucks, Work culture, Work Environment, Work redefined, Work-Life | 9 Comments »
Aug 15 » by Jody
“Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances.” — Dr. Lee DeForest, “Father of Radio & Grandfather of Television.” “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” — Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 “I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the [...]
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Tags: Bill Gates, computers, FedEx, oli drilling, radio, ROWE, space travel, Technology, televison, The Beatles
Posted in Future of ROWE, ROWE | 11 Comments »
Jun 9 » by Cali & Jody
Special thanks to Jeremey Stratton and all the good people at The Line for their work on this recent story about ROWE. A snipet: “It’s a testament again to ROWE working anywhere,” says Ressler, “any area of the world, any industry, because people are just drawn to the fact that we need to start approaching [...]
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Tags: ROWE, The Line
Posted in Future of ROWE, Media, News, ROWE | 3 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 »
Mar 28 » by Stacey Swanson
The 2011 Capella University Alliance roundtable series is kicking off and continuing with an engaging discussion on what organizations need to be doing to address the changing needs of the 2020 Workplace. And I am so excited to be the featured speaker. By the end of this roundtable, you will: Walk away with a better [...]
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Tags: 2020 Workplace, Best Buy, Capella University, GAP Outlet, Hennepin County, Human resources, ROWE
Posted in Effective management, Future of ROWE, Human Resources, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Speaking Events, Work culture, Work Environment, Work redefined, Workplace trends | 2 Comments »
Feb 28 » by Michael Barata
Mark Barnes, who is being featured in our “ROLE On” series, is back with another update about his Results-Only Learning Environment. Today, he points out the children are becoming more focused on achievement from learning not from grading. As the year races forward, my students and their parents have completely embraced the Results Only Learning [...]
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Tags: education, grading, innovation, Mark Barnes, paperless classroom, results-only learning environment, ROWE
Posted in Education, Future of ROWE, Results-Only Learning Eveironment, ROWE, ROWE mindset | 4 Comments »
Jan 24 » by Cali & Jody
Last April, we announced the Office of Personnel Management would be piloting the Results-Only Work Environment for 400 employees. To refresh your memory, the OPM is the human resources agency for the executive branch of the federal government. Employees in the pilot were from Retirement Claims, The Office of the Director, Communications, and HR Services. [...]
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Tags: Deloitte, federal government, Human resources, Office of Personnel Management, ROWE
Posted in Future of ROWE, Government, Labor law, Management, ROWE | 10 Comments »
Jan 17 » by Michael Barata
Mark Barnes, who is being featured in our “ROLE On” series, is back with another update about his Results-Only Learning Environment. Today, he explains the most important part of learning should be learning (results) – not just the grade. Change is never easy. After a wonderful beginning to my new Results Only Learning Environment, I [...]
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Tags: education, grading, innovation, Mark Barnes, paperless classroom, results-only learning environment, ROWE
Posted in Education, Future of ROWE, ROWE, ROWE mindset | 10 Comments »
Jan 10 » by Jody
I wanted to comment on this article by Eric Spitznagel when it came out December 10th, but I poked both my eyes out after reading it and had to get an eye transplant. The subtitle ‘As an alarming number of workers play hooky, corporations are clamping down — and calling in the detectives’ actually made [...]
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Tags: clear expectations, Eric Spitznagel, management, results, ROWE, sick time, Time, trust, work benefits
Posted in Face time, Flexibility, Future of ROWE, Health and wellness, Labor law, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Sick Time, Time, Why Work Sucks, Work-Life | 21 Comments »
