Value Productivity More Than Time
Why should you track how many hours employees spend at their desks when what you are really interested in is their success at innovating, making customers happy and growing the business?
In a fragmented, global marketplace, the concept of the nine-to-five job continues to become less relevant. You need to be interested in outcomes, not time clocks—in results, not efficiency. One can be efficiently busy yet ineffective at achieving results. Only results drive a business forward. The contribution of time alone does not necessarily help create a new customer or better serve an existing one.
Each person needs different conditions for creating. Some people prefer working from home; others prefer working at night. Realizing that some guidelines are needed, how flexible are you willing to become in the pursuit of a stronger, more profitable business? Financial service provider The Motley Fools offers unlimited vacation time as long as employees “do an amazing job” and meet deadlines.
The lesson: Track performance by innovative contribution rather than time on the clock.
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