Archive for the ‘Work-Life’ Category
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 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 »
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 »
May 3 » by Jody
Jenny Rough wrote a nice little ditty in the USA Weekend Life & Style section titled ‘Want to Telework? Do Your Homework’. I read it, banged my head against the wall and quickly looked at the calendar to make sure it was still 2011. Let’s take a gander at the suggested tips. Tip #1: Dissect [...]
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Tags: accountability, clear expectations, Face time, Flexibility, Flextime, Measureable results, Probationary periods, results, ROWE, Telecommunting, Telework, USA Weekend Life & Style
Posted in Accountability, Availability, Communication, Effective management, Face time, Flexibility, Management, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Technology, Telecommuting, Time, Why Work Sucks, Work Environment, Work redefined, Work-Life | 11 Comments »
Apr 18 » by Jody
Whenever we talk about a ROWE people exclaim to us “but I don’t want to be available 24/7!” Let me take a moment to welcome everyone again to 2011. Back in the 1950s, the boss sat in his office with his secretary outside his door. S/he used something called ‘while you were out’ pink slips [...]
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Tags: 1950's workplace, 9-5 workday, choice, mobile technology, resposnse time, virtual self
Posted in Availability, Communication, Face time, Health and wellness, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Technology, Work redefined, Work-Life | 8 Comments »
Mar 14 » by Michael Reynolds
If your company has migrated to a ROWE, then you already know how life-changing it can be. You now have control over your life, you are rewarded for productivity and efficiency, and you are treated like an adult. Life is good, right? As awesome as it is to work in a ROWE, no system is [...]
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Tags: accountability, Michael Reynolds, ROWE, Spinweb, time off, trust, vacation policies
Posted in Balance, Communication, Effective management, Flexibility, Health and wellness, ROWE, ROWE mindset, Time, Vacation Policy, Work redefined, 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 »
