Comments on: Ask the CHO: Fighting the cult of overwork in upper management http://positivesharing.com/2006/09/ask-the-cho-fighting-the-cult-of-overwork-in-upper-management/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Sun, 20 May 2012 05:56:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alexander http://positivesharing.com/2006/09/ask-the-cho-fighting-the-cult-of-overwork-in-upper-management/#comment-3836 Alexander Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:41:20 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/09/ask-the-cho-fighting-the-cult-of-overwork-in-upper-management/#comment-3836 You're welcome Stan. And what a silly policy. Sounds like management at your company need to read The Seven-Day Weekend by Ricardo Semler where he asks questions like "If you can answer business-related email on a sunday evening, why can’t you go to the movies on a wednesday morning?" More here: http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/book-review-the-seven-day-weekend As for pressure, the sad fact is that many managers think that employees perform better under pressure, but in reality most perform <i>worse</i>. Taking pressure off people usually allows them to achieve much better results. I wrote a little about that here: http://positivesharing.com/2006/03/dont-fight-stress-promote-peace You’re welcome Stan.

And what a silly policy. Sounds like management at your company need to read The Seven-Day Weekend by Ricardo Semler where he asks questions like “If you can answer business-related email on a sunday evening, why can’t you go to the movies on a wednesday morning?”

More here: http://positivesharing.com/2006/05/book-review-the-seven-day-weekend

As for pressure, the sad fact is that many managers think that employees perform better under pressure, but in reality most perform worse. Taking pressure off people usually allows them to achieve much better results.

I wrote a little about that here:
http://positivesharing.com/2006/03/dont-fight-stress-promote-peace

]]> By: Stan http://positivesharing.com/2006/09/ask-the-cho-fighting-the-cult-of-overwork-in-upper-management/#comment-3827 Stan Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:47:28 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/09/ask-the-cho-fighting-the-cult-of-overwork-in-upper-management/#comment-3827 Thanks for replying to my question -- good info. The problem with my job -- 90% of the time it is fun, challenging, etc. But the demands put on frontline staff is frustrating. One policy in particular has always bugged me: Company policy that forbids "personal business" during work hours -- but at the same time, requires us to be reachable & ready to work beyond 9-5 at a moment's notice. Thanks for replying to my question — good info.

The problem with my job — 90% of the time it is fun, challenging, etc. But the demands put on frontline staff is frustrating.

One policy in particular has always bugged me:
Company policy that forbids “personal business” during work hours — but at the same time, requires us to be reachable & ready to work beyond 9-5 at a moment’s notice.

]]> By: Alexander http://positivesharing.com/2006/09/ask-the-cho-fighting-the-cult-of-overwork-in-upper-management/#comment-3722 Alexander Sun, 10 Sep 2006 07:46:42 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/09/ask-the-cho-fighting-the-cult-of-overwork-in-upper-management/#comment-3722 Thanks for the tip Deon, I'll try to google my way to it. Thanks for the tip Deon, I’ll try to google my way to it.

]]> By: Deon Botha http://positivesharing.com/2006/09/ask-the-cho-fighting-the-cult-of-overwork-in-upper-management/#comment-3649 Deon Botha Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:19:51 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/09/ask-the-cho-fighting-the-cult-of-overwork-in-upper-management/#comment-3649 There is was a great article in Time Mag or Fortune Mag on this and how many have this problem and how if the balance is too skewed only bad things happen and nothing good comes from it. They should have it online, check their archives. There is was a great article in Time Mag or Fortune Mag on this and how many have this problem and how if the balance is too skewed only bad things happen and nothing good comes from it. They should have it online, check their archives.

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