Does the boss buy your time or your productivity? In the pre-industrial age, when we worked from home (“cottage industries”) workers got paid by the piece. As we moved to factories, it shifted. Many workers preferred a reliable regular paycheck, and owners decided to...
I started touring colleges this past week with my oldest son, a high schooler who’s pretty curious about the whole college experience. I was excited about the first college we toured; I felt it suited him perfectly. We’d watched a few videos on YouTube about the...
Common wisdom in management science and practice has it that to build support for a change project, visionary leadership is needed to outline what is wrong with the current situation. By explaining how the envisioned change will result in a better and more appealing future, leaders can overcome resistance to change. But research leads us to add a very important caveat to this.
Organizational leaders may say they are committed to employee well-being, but unintentional messages and behaviors can signal otherwise, leading employees at all levels to default to their draining routines. How we leverage time and calendars can be a powerful,...
Judy Rathwell, Project Director-Aha! Leadership I am a morning person and enjoy quick news soundbites, such as ‘The Skimm’ daily email. This appeared in a ‘Skimmed from the Couch’ January issue, and worth a repeat. As many continue to navigate WFH from...
As we enter a new year, organizations continue to adjust to the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, including an extension of work-from-home policies for many employees. As more time goes on between “what used to be” and “the new normal,” the need to establish updated...