I suppose, at this point in my life, that it should never surprise me that organizations that espouse their “great culture”, often fall short of those claims in the day-to-day operations. I’ve seen this, and many, many more examples. “These gaps can take many forms. A company might espouse “work-life balance” but not offer paid…
In other words, you get more of what you measure. “When reward is tied to measured performance, metric fixation invites just this sort of gaming. But metric fixation also leads to a variety of more subtle unintended negative consequences. These include goal displacement, which comes in many varieties: when performance is judged by a few…
At this point in my life, I’ve seen and heard so many of these kinds of stories, that almost nothing surprises me, though some of the stories in this article are very strange. That kind of behavior would stop though, if we could remind ourselves of this, and not put up with it. “There’s something…
This article places this question in the mid-level, but there’a a similar question they want you to ask during the entry-level phase, that I think is very similar: Is your career giving you enough money, time and flexibility to do the things in your life that are more important than working? The entry level version…
This opinion might be a bit overly broad, and is clearly based on anecdotal evidence, but there’s no question this goes on in many workplaces. The philosophy of today’s corporations is simple: get all you can out of employees and pay them as little as possible. If possible hire them on a freelance basis so…
The article makes this sound like a bad idea. “Legislation in New York City would make it illegal for employees to access work-related email outside their regular work schedules.” Actually, I agree with the article, because it is too broad and is just a knee-jerk reaction to what is actually a very large problem. But…