Are you a dumbass manager?
Do you believe long hours means more productivity? Do believe controlling employees v. trusting them drives morale? Do you believe face-to-face meetings is the only way to build and sustain teams?
If you said yes to all those questions….Y
ou’re a dumbass.
I could beat up the premise common sense is lost on a lot of folks, but, well, you know this. However, when the absence of common sense impacts the way you live your life, what do you do?
Because I am no longer forced to be at a work station/area nor required to adhere to a traditional work schedule, all areas of my life have become so much more fulfilling. However, if people see me with my laptop open (no matter where I am), the first question I’m asked is, “Are you working?”
Short answer, probably.
But….what I do for a career, I love, and how I do it, feels a kabillion times better than it ever did. Thank you ROWE. The big difference is I may also be doing stuff for my band, connecting with friends and family, creating content for my blog, or just soakin’ up some electronic information.
However if my laptop is not open in front of me, this does not mean my mind is not open to life, because I am forever thinking about my friends and family, my next blog post, my next gig, and changing the world of work. I’m living and loving everything I’m up to, which includes my career.
Some other cool responses to, “Are you working?”
Joe Longo: “I’m just living.”
Jody Thompson: In a ROWE, you are not working 24/7, you are living 24/7.
James A. Michener: The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he is always doing both.
Live it up!
This is my “Say YES! To Technology” speech. I sound like someone trying to make their first sale. My point is, technology can help people do good. Connect people. Start and influence business. Make [some] things easier. Change the world.
I respect the fact people do need money for stuff. I am one of those people. We all need to eat, pay bills, support loved ones, etc. I’m with ya.
What I don’t understand is how so many people seem to believe misery is part of the deal.
How often do you take control and make a decision? Do you feel part of the decision making process in the workplace or do you simply just find yourself asking for permission?
Two scenarios
“I do it for a paycheck and the benefits.”
“This is so cool. I get to spend my time doing what makes me happy.”
A few questions
When you give someone something to do, do you give them a purpose too? When are given something to do, do you understand the purpose?
Do you always feel like you have to get to work? Or you have to work? Do you ever feel like you HAVE to have fun or HAVE to do something you love or HAVE to spend time with a friend or loved one? What do you do?
