Archive for the ‘Management’ Category
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 »
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 2 » by Jody
Last week Cali decided to sit out on her deck and work (she didn’t have to ask permission or tell anybody where she was working from). It has been quite hot in the Twin Cities. She was wearing shorts and a t-shirt. She had her laptop on her lap and other ‘work’ stuff like notebooks, [...]
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Tags: Cali Ressler, management, results, what work looks like, work location
Posted in Accountability, Availability, Management, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Technology, Work-Life | 11 Comments »
Jul 26 » by Jody
I couldn’t wait to read Michelle Symons article, Why Project Management and ROWE Don’t Mix, because my first thought was ‘why can’t project managers focus on results?’ ROWE is about one thing: achieving results. How an employee or team accomplishes results is completely up to them. The method in which meet, collaborate and hit deadlines [...]
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Tags: clear expectations, collaboration, communication, meetings, Michelle Symons, outcomes, presenteeism, project management, results, ROWE, Technology, Time, time management
Posted in Accountability, Availability, Communication, Face time, Management, Meetings, Project Management, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Sludge, Teams, Technology, Time, Uncategorized, Why Work Sucks, Work culture, Work redefined | 25 Comments »
Jul 18 » by Jody
Get this. Your son’s team is in the College World Series this year. You’re the Dad. Last year you missed your son pitching when his team won the National title. This year you’re not about to miss him pitch in the College World Series. But your company says, ‘You know you don’t have any vacation [...]
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Tags: College World Series, Father quits job
Posted in Human Resources, Management, Strange and unfortunate, Time, Vacation Policy, Why Work Sucks, Work-Life | 14 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 »
