I'm a bit late on this one, but just to show contrast with the perspective below... here are the 13 summarised 'guideposts' of a Results Only Work Environment:
1. Stop doing any activity that is a waste of time (yours, customers, company) 2. Work any way they want 3. Every day feels like Saturday 4. Unlimited amount of “paid time off” as long as the work gets done 5. Work isn’t a place you go, it’s something you do 6. Arriving or leaving work at 2PM is considered normal 7. Nobody discusses hours worked 8. Every meeting is optional 9. Grocery shopping, watching a movie or napping during the day is perfectly fine 10. No work schedules 11. Nobody feels guilty, overworked, or stressed-out 12. There aren’t any last-minute fire drills 13. There is no judgement about how you spend your time There is some good evidence in the US that a ROWE can work, and they are becoming more commonplace now... obviously though, it requires a lot of guidance and discipline to make sure that everyone sticks to the rules and don't fall back into old habits. But it means that each employee takes full control of their own working life, and takes it relatively seriously. Unsurprisingly, employees suddenly become happier about their 'daily grind' :) Even in startups, work-life balance is important! Cheers, Nigel On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Roman Berjoza <roman.berj...@gmail.com>wrote: > The 9 to 5 strictly in the office is very much alive and going to live > long. > I though there was no better way for employer to squeeze as much juice out > of employees than that. > However, these guys offer even better approach: no-hour workweek, which > suspiciously looks like all-hours workweek > No boundaries means either side may invade other side space. Guess who > would win? > ... The one who pays salary. > > > On 30/03/2012 1:10 PM, drllau wrote: > >> http://www.fastcoexist.com/**1679563/the-no-hour-work-week-** >> reinventing-employee-**expectations-for-the-modern-**economy<http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679563/the-no-hour-work-week-reinventing-employee-expectations-for-the-modern-economy> >> >> - NO hour working week (come-in come-when) >> - Startups are notorious for long hours, hard work, and high pressure. >> Technology means we’re permanently plugged in >> - need framework and self-discipline to make it work and no >> unrealistic expectations (except for founders of course ... they can >> be as visionary as the investors like) >> >> Lawrence >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/**drllau <http://www.linkedin.com/in/drllau> >> >> On Mar 30, 2:45 pm, Vinko Grgic<vinko.gr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Can't help but find it annoying that they got three employed >>> professionals to testify as to how good their prediction methods >>> are...hmm, surely if you need spend that much air time to assure >>> people how good you actually are then there is something wrong with >>> your previous results. >>> >>> Vinko >>> @vinkogrgic >>> arribaa.com >>> >>> On Mar 29, 5:15 am, drllau<drlawrence...@gmail.com**> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.deloitte.com/view/**en_GB/uk/industries/tmt/** >>>> predictions/inde.<http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/uk/industries/tmt/predictions/inde.> >>>> .. >>>> - fixed slot scheduling >>>> - $100 smartphone> 500k units + wireless bandwidth crunch >>>> - rethink online ad (ie still loss leaders) - convert social into >>>> selling (!?!) >>>> - social gaming (MAU->freemium->revenue per user) >>>> - coupon clipper intermediatories squeezed >>>> - NFC for payment >>>> - ambient RF harvesting (niche) >>>> - multi-tablet owner ... but paid apps a dying breed >>>> - end of uncapped broadband? >>>> - 3D printing trending up >>>> - portable DVD >>>> - micro-targetting instead of TV campaigns >>>> - mobile SSD (though longer term trends problematic, look for magnetic- >>>> RAM) >>>> - big data (no big deal as logical outcome of cloud recentralisation) >>>> - consumer electronics strong >>>> Rather than talk about tech, I'd like to focus on the social side of >>>> fixed-slot scheduling. Traditional capital intensive industries >>>> required shift-work and our whole industrial economy was framed around >>>> the 9-5 workday. However, with services, untethering, and >>>> globalisation, skilled professionals are finding work follows them. On >>>> the other hand, young/marginal workers are ending up with multiple >>>> piece/part-time McJobs. The rise of pervasive computing supports both, >>>> the pros in their dispersed networks, the Millenials in their future >>>> perfect support circle (think part-time actors waiting for big >>>> chance). The risk for the former is burn out, the latter societal >>>> disfranchisation and malcontent as they discover tweeting is NOT a >>>> revenue generating activity. >>>> Some of Deloittes other predictions are provocative ... but if you >>>> read closely, the tentative signs are that Web 2.0 is not sustainable >>>> in current mode (ads not working, apps loss-leaders, Millenials want >>>> everything for Gratis). What the big data is really doing is sorting >>>> out those with the cash from others that dash. So no surprises that >>>> "piracy" in data downloads is going to be hit. >>>> Lawrencehttp://www.linkedin.**com/in/drllau<http://www.linkedin.com/in/drllau> >>>> >>> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. Vist > http://siliconbeachaustralia.**org<http://siliconbeachaustralia.org>for more > > Forum rules > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > 2) No jobs postings. 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