"People don't want flexibility. they want complete control over their time."
Today, we keep hearing that flexible work is the way to go. People want it. They crave it.
Yet in today's episode of We're Only Human, Ben talks with Jody Thompson, creator of the ROWE movement. ROWE stands for "results only work environment," and it has been around for some time (the first book, Why Work Sucks, was published in 2008).
Today the workplace looks different than it did then, but according to Thompson, employers are still chasing the wrong things. We're looking at when work gets done and where work gets done, but we're not focusing enough on the what in terms of results.
That lack of focus on the right things sometimes forces our people to fight for control over their work. How? By looking for workarounds, playing the "I'm busy" game, arriving early or staying late, and more. Instead of looking at managers as controlling figures, we should look at them as performance coaches. Expect to explore all of this and more in today's conversation. Enjoy!
Learn more about Jody and ROWE at: https://www.gorowe.com/resource-library
34: How to Benchmark Your Use of HR Tech with Other Firms
33: How to Measure Your Success in an HR Career
32: 3 Stories that Highlight the Impact of AI on Human Resources
31: CIO Shares How HR Can Build Better Relationships with IT
We're Only Human 30: Should HR Ditch the Annual Engagement Survey?
We're Only Human 29: Go Old School to Improve Your Technical Recruiting
We're Only Human 28-4 Millennial Myths and a Very Hard Truth
We're Only Human 27: Learning Measurement and Business Impact with Kevin M Yates of McDonald's
We're Only Human 26: How to Make the Most of Your Next HR Conference
We're Only Human 25: How to Forecast Hiring Needs and Lead a Recruiting Team
We're Only Human 24: Learn How The Best Team Wins
We're Only Human 23: New Research on Addressing the Skills Gap in the Workplace
We're Only Human 22: Using Referrals and Purpose: How AlliedUniversal Hires 90,000 Workers a Year
We're Only Human 21: HR Tech Vendor Demo Makeovers with George LaRocque
We're Only Human 20: Growing a Company With Your Heart
We're Only Human 19 - Lessons on Culture & Engagement from the Trucking Industry
We're Only Human 18 - How to Become a Chief Operating Trouble Maker in HR
We're Only Human 17 - How to Build a Performance Management Approach That Works
We're Only Human 16 - The Neuroscience of Learning Content
We're Only Human 15 - HR Compliance vs. Being a Great Employer
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