Can ROWE and 20% Time Help your Company Through the Recession?

This is not the time to freak out. It’s a time of reflection and introspection for companies as well as individuals. It’s a great time to ask, “why are we here?” Are we in the right market? Are our customers delighted with our products and services? Are we in the right market? It’s a great time to do research and design and it’s a great time to start something new.

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ROWE and City Planning

If more and more people start working from home, what affect will that have on our cities and communities? Will our need for office space decrease? Will traffic lesson, will we need less parking spaces in business districts? Will it strengthen or weaken our relationships at home or at work? Certainly there will be consequences for changing the way we work. Some of them intended, lower cost for office space, higher employee engagement and satisfaction, some of them unintended. What will the unintended consequences be?

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Uncle Sam Goes ROWE!

The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is launching a Results Only Work Environment pilot program for 400 of its workers. Currently there is only one government entity running under ROWE: Hennepin County, Minnesota. Imagine letting government workers work when they want, how they want and with whom they want? What’s a ROWE you ask? From the book, ‘Why Work Sucks And How To Fix It.’ 13 Guideposts of a ROWE:

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