Comments on: The Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE): a first look. http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/ Individuals — Companies — Industries: How We Work Now. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:31:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Top posts of 2008. -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/comment-page-1/#comment-13644 Top posts of 2008. -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:48:45 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/#comment-13644 [...] The Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE): a first look. (Interesting: this post drew substantially more hits that my review of the book on ROWE.) [...] [...] The Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE): a first look. (Interesting: this post drew substantially more hits that my review of the book on ROWE.) [...]

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]]> By: Memo from the sick ward. -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/comment-page-1/#comment-3699 Memo from the sick ward. -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:24:44 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/#comment-3699 [...] in an unfeeling corporate world, eh? It’s amazing what a little common sense can do. I think Cali and Jody would be [...] [...] in an unfeeling corporate world, eh? It’s amazing what a little common sense can do. I think Cali and Jody would be [...]

]]> By: Tim Walker http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/comment-page-1/#comment-3288 Tim Walker Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:30:46 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/#comment-3288 Kyle -- The sad thing is that so many managers think that this is what they're *supposed* to do in their jobs. This means that they *intentionally* waste their own time and energy micromanaging instead of freeing up their people to do more / better / bigger / smarter work. Kyle — The sad thing is that so many managers think that this is what they’re *supposed* to do in their jobs. This means that they *intentionally* waste their own time and energy micromanaging instead of freeing up their people to do more / better / bigger / smarter work.

]]> By: dblwyo http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/comment-page-1/#comment-3258 dblwyo Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:33:08 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/#comment-3258 Tim - you're on a real roll here, intended or not, on getting the most of people. Love the Wooden story and it's dead on. Bob Sutton covers some of this ground w/his work on the No Asshole Rule. Again taking a step back (granularity, fractalization) scale this up and ask what kind of human resource environment enlists people's enthusiasms. It's no accident that startups are long hours and craziness. People can see the direct impact and the rewards - and you're no swamped with b.s. The best metaphor/model I heard about was the way 17thC pirates managed crew relations; and it's not what you think. To save myself some trouble and hopefully OT here's a collection of three posts based on Sutton's and my x-riffing on the topic: http://tinyurl.com/2ey4mg The pirate story included. My bottomline - good people environments are the least appreciate and most under-developed aspect of running a good organization. And my proposed HR strategy is just exactly to treat each side as adults instead of parent child - or priest, acolyte and worshipers. We could do a lot better by focusing on results. To wrap the anecdotes when I first went to IBM we still had to fill out timecards, a legacy of 19thC mfg. and therbligs. Once you get into that mind set you never get out. Oddly, IMHO, the best organizations for pushing responsibility and authority as far out as possible is the US military, especially the USMC. Some great case studies there. Tim – you’re on a real roll here, intended or not, on getting the most of people. Love the Wooden story and it’s dead on. Bob Sutton covers some of this ground w/his work on the No Asshole Rule. Again taking a step back (granularity, fractalization) scale this up and ask what kind of human resource environment enlists people’s enthusiasms. It’s no accident that startups are long hours and craziness. People can see the direct impact and the rewards – and you’re no swamped with b.s. The best metaphor/model I heard about was the way 17thC pirates managed crew relations; and it’s not what you think. To save myself some trouble and hopefully OT here’s a collection of three posts based on Sutton’s and my x-riffing on the topic: http://tinyurl.com/2ey4mg
The pirate story included.
My bottomline – good people environments are the least appreciate and most under-developed aspect of running a good organization. And my proposed HR strategy is just exactly to treat each side as adults instead of parent child – or priest, acolyte and worshipers.
We could do a lot better by focusing on results.
To wrap the anecdotes when I first went to IBM we still had to fill out timecards, a legacy of 19thC mfg. and therbligs. Once you get into that mind set you never get out. Oddly, IMHO, the best organizations for pushing responsibility and authority as far out as possible is the US military, especially the USMC. Some great case studies there.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/comment-page-1/#comment-3249 Kyle Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:10:06 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/2008/02/12/the-results-only-work-environment-rowe-a-first-look/#comment-3249 I agree 200%! There is nothing like waking up and wanting to do something that makes a difference and makes you feel good, but being locked up behind a 4 walled prison with someone standing over you telling you what to do, when to do it and how to do it just squashes you. I love micromanagement! I agree 200%!

There is nothing like waking up and wanting to do something that makes a difference and makes you feel good, but being locked up behind a 4 walled prison with someone standing over you telling you what to do, when to do it and how to do it just squashes you.

I love micromanagement!

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