Archive for the ‘Sludge’ 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 | 27 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 | 24 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 »
Mar 6 » by Michael Barata
We always enjoy sharing ROWE stories with you. However, we also receive stories from non-ROWErs, which are often oozing with Sludge. Following is a Sludgey story with an optimistic ending. Kat Coolbaugh-Steiner, from Drums, PA, shares her story about Sludge, timing, and moving on…. Sludge. What a spectacular term for what I have been swimming [...]
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Tags: life, office politics, ROWE, Why Work Sucks and How To Fix It: The Results-Only Revolution, workplace stress
Posted in Effective management, Health and wellness, Management, ROWE, ROWE stories, Sludge, Stress, The book, Why Work Sucks, Work culture, Work Environment, Work-Life | 18 Comments »
Feb 22 » by Jody
Life is interesting. Each day is new, and wonderfully unpredictable. That’s why flexible work schedules suck. Flexible schedules are inflexible and ‘flexible schedule’ is an oxymoron. But I digress. SUNTELL adopted ROWE after their 1-day Fastrack Migration on August 31st, 2010. A few months later, one of their employees, Ryan, went on his honeymoon and [...]
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Tags: Flexibility, honeymoons, life, ROWE 1-Day Fastrack Migration, Sludge, stress, Suntell, teaming, vacation policies
Posted in Flexibility, Health and wellness, ROWE, ROWE Approved Companies, ROWE stories, Sludge, Stress, Teams, Work-Life | 4 Comments »
May 20 » by Michael Barata
Our special look into a ROWE migration continues with Rob Fanshawe, Managing Director at Xpand Singapore, a Technology, Media, and Communications (TMC) specialized recruitment search & selection, outsourcing and research solutions provider. He has been kind enough to share a play-by-play of the ROWE implementation within Xpand. Rob is using The ROWE Launch Kit and [...]
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Tags: ROWE, Singapore, Xpand
Posted in Effective management, Future of ROWE, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Sludge, Time, Work culture, Work Environment, Work redefined | 3 Comments »
Feb 22 » by Cali & Jody
Interesting piece from CNN.com about how IBM is handling the drastic increase in remote workers. IBM leadership has brought back the IBM Club, a work/social organization that used to be an integral part of the corporate culture: The clubs, now active in several hundred cities in 30 countries, bring employees together for family events like [...]
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Posted in Effective management, Face time, Guideposts, Sludge | 1 Comment »
Jan 21 » by Cali & Jody
As committed fantasy football players (it’s more Cali than Jody, but we’re working on it), we reacted to this story with an extra helping of horror: Late last year, financial service provider Fidelity fired four employees for playing fantasy football. Said Fidelity spokesman Vin Loporchio: “We have clear policies that relate to gambling. Participation in [...]
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Posted in Sludge, Strange and unfortunate | 3 Comments »
Nov 15 » by Cali & Jody
Of course we mean the boys, too. This nice piece in BusinessWeek from executive coach Beth Weissenburger calling for companies to have a zero-tolerance approach to gossip reminded us of the pernicious effects of Sludge. Weissenburger makes two excellent points. First, that ridding your company of gossip has to start at the top. If the [...]
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Posted in Effective management, Sludge | 4 Comments »
Aug 21 » by Cali & Jody
Last year, Forbes.com published a story with the damning title “America’s Fastest Dying Cities.” Based on long-term economic and social indicators such as unemployment, productivity and population loss, the piece painted a negative but even-handed picture of the ill effects of the decline in American manufacturing. In response, Peter Benkendorf, the director of an arts [...]
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Posted in Government, ROWE mindset, Sludge | 6 Comments »
