Archive for the ‘Work culture’ Category
Jan 30 » by Cali & Jody
[Guest post written by Michael Reynolds] Social media in the workplace is (still) a popular topic of discussion. While those of us living in our enlightened bubbles see social media as just everyday communication, there are still many organizations that are struggling to figure out how to use it, how to leverage it for business advantages, and how [...]
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Posted in Human Resources, Management, Media, Technology, Uncategorized, Work culture, Workplace trends | 11 Comments »
Jan 16 » by Cali & Jody
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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Posted in Effective management, Management, ROWE, Tracking Time, Work culture, Work Environment | 10 Comments »
Jan 2 » by Cali & Jody
[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 [...]
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Posted in Accountability, Availability, Balance, Communication, Effective management, Health and wellness, Presenteeism, Productivity, Stress, Technology, Tracking Time, Work culture | 10 Comments »
Dec 12 » by Cali & Jody
The alarm clock reads 3:30 am. You hear coughing and then crying in the other room. You get out the thermometer and sure enough, your daughter has a fever. You panic because you have NO SICK DAYS left at work. It’s a familiar scenario to many of us. Maybe you can take a personal day or [...]
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Posted in Balance, Flexibility, Health and wellness, Labor law, Management, News, Presenteeism, ROWE, Tracking Time, Work culture | 4 Comments »
Nov 21 » by Cali & Jody
There’s a lot of talk in the work/life arena about the social aspect of work. It goes something like this: “When you go to a Results-Only Work Environment, you lose the social aspect of work and people don’t want that to be lost.” Let’s analyze that statement. Is it the organization’s role to manage their [...]
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Posted in Effective management, Presenteeism, Productivity, ROWE, ROWE stories, Time, Work culture, Work Environment | 20 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 26 » by Stacey Swanson
I play many roles for CultureRx, but primarily ensure sure our clients’ needs are met. This can be fun and challenging at the same time. A few weeks ago, I received an email that was signed “Forever grateful.” This one almost brought me to tears and makes the struggles to help companies adopt a Results-Only [...]
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Tags: Ronnie Wooten, ROWE, social adaptive change, Suntell
Posted in ROWE, ROWE Approved Companies, ROWE mindset, Time, Work culture, Work redefined | 6 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 »
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 »
