Archive for the ‘Work culture’ Category
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 | 25 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 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 »
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 | 19 Comments »
Dec 20 » by Cali & Jody
Mark Dixon, CEO of Regus, is a leader who gets it. And we like that a lot. Since founding Regus in Brussels, Belgium in 1989, he has achieved a formidable reputation for leadership and innovation. We like his history lesson about work, and also applaud the callout that coming in early, leaving late and generally [...]
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Tags: Mark Dixon, productivity, Regus, ROWE, social change
Posted in Effective management, Flexibility, Future of ROWE, ROWE mindset, Time, Work culture, Work Environment, Work redefined | 4 Comments »
