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Friday, March 11, 2011

Chapter 3 Notes: A Results-Only Work Environment (63-82)

-People did not abuse freedom (pg 64)

-Employees didn’t want the core values and identity of the company to change
-EVEN THOUGH THERE IS FREEDOM THERE ARE STILL RULES. (pg 67)

GREAT QUESTIONS:  (pg 71)
"If I am really free to do whatever I want (and you are) then …
     1. HOW DO I MEASURE MY PERFORMANCE?
     2. HOW DOES MY MANAGER JUDGE MY WORK?
     3. What am I suppose to do with my time?

QUESTION:  
If someone gets their job done in 36 hours rather than 40 hours, should manager assign 4 more hours of work or should employee ask for more work?

ANSWER: NEITHER. The right question to ask yourself …Am I doing what I need to do to meet my goals this week?  If Yes…on track. If you are focus on the RESULTS and achieving them then your ‘time’ is your own. You got your work done in 36 hours?  Good for you! Now go to a movie,  be with the kids, save the world.  You did your job. NO ONE CARES HOW YOU SPEND YOUR TIME! (72)
  
PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS HAVE THE SAME WORRIES
1.  How are the results going to happen?
2.  How do we know we’re achieving our goals?
3.  How will we know that everyone is pulling their weight?

Despite ROWE's radical approach, work actually ends up looking pretty much how it does now. ( 82)

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