So they gave the employees more freedom instead to work whenever and where ever they wanted, as long as they met their objectives. That actually helped.
The wife works for medical billing for a large hospital. She comes home all the time with stories of how employees are micromanaged, how they're required to attend endless stupid training courses 'how to get along with your co-workers', and how anal they are about PTO, clocking in and out, and dozens of other irritating things that would drive me batty inside of a week. The effect? The employees all act utterly childish. Backstabbing is common. Running to the manager for the slightest thing is pretty much de rigueur. HR is probably the busiest department out of the whole company with the amount of shit that goes on.
If you treat adults like children, they'll act like it. If you treat them like adults and give them reasonable goals, then they will surprise you with the results.
If you treat adults like children, they'll act like it. If you treat them like adults and give them reasonable goals, then they will surprise you with the results.
The wife works for medical billing for a large hospital. She comes home all the time with stories of how employees are micromanaged, how they're required to attend endless stupid training courses 'how to get along with your co-workers', and how anal they are about PTO, clocking in and out, and dozens of other irritating things that would drive me batty inside of a week. The effect? The employees all act utterly childish. Backstabbing is common. Running to the manager for the slightest thing is pretty much de rigueur. HR is probably the busiest department out of the whole company with the amount of shit that goes on.
If you treat adults like children, they'll act like it. If you treat them like adults and give them reasonable goals, then they will surprise you with the results.
Absolutely!