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.
Why manage schedules and locations of people? Why not clearly set goals and expectations and measure results.
How often do you find yourself surfing the net at work (for all kinds of things wholesome and good, of course) or chatting with a coworker about the weekend or even fighting to keep your eyes open due to a latenight/early morning? Chances are, often enough to notice.
Does anyone else notice? Your boss? Coworker? Again, chances are pretty good they have noticed too.
You see, the traditional work environment is plagued by the concept of presenteeism, which in short, is based on the formula: physical presence = performance. This practice of simply showing up, putting in time, and not producing is RAMPANT in tons of today’s work environments. A fix is available! In a ROWE, the temperature of your seat is no longer a metric for productivity. Results become the drivers and measurement of performance.
How an organization defines productivity is crucial. And the future of doing so must consider value added as more important than time spent. An incredible piece on this new re-defining of productivity can be found here at Work Shifting.
