When Meredith Wood wrote the guest post Giving Employees Freedom to Inspire Creativity she opened up a rich dialog on The People Equation about the benefits of companies who adopt the “ROWE” (Results-Only Work Environment) philosophy. Meredith works for Funding Gates, an online receivables management platform for small businesses. As a tech start up, Funding…
Organizational Effectiveness
Giving Employees Freedom to Inspire Creativity
A guest post by Meredith Wood This morning, on the subway headed to work, I heard this announcement overhead: “We are being held momentarily because of train traffic ahead, please be patient.” Most New Yorkers know this sound all too well. What they also know is that quite often that “momentarily” really means 10 or…
Bring Your Baby to Work Day (Well, Actually All Year)
If you work in a call center, would you like to bring your baby to work? No, not drop him off at an onsite daycare, but have Junior sit right alongside you, for all to see and interact with? According to a post on the Today Moms site, a company in the United Kingdom did…
Leading a Meeting? How to Avoid a Snooze Fest
The last time you led a meeting longer than 60 minutes, how did it go? Were people engaged, offering ample ideas throughout? Or, did everyone’s eyes glaze over at about 1:00 PM after the catered lunch began to digest . . . and then . . . the food coma. sets. in. As a…
A Leadership Fail for Black Friday
As I write this, it is four days prior to Black Friday, long considered the kick-off to the start of the retail industry’s crucial holiday shopping season. Every year, Black Friday starts earlier. Now, Thanksgiving Day is the new Black Friday. Many retail chains have announced plans to open at some point on Thanksgiving Day…