Getting Results...For the Hands-On Manager articles from October 1997

Getting Results...For the Hands-On Manager archives from October 1997

Is Big Brother watching? Maybe.(electronic employee surveillance)
October 1, 1997... Next time you call an old college friend from work, you better ask yourself whether your boss cares about that time you and your friend double-dated during finals week. It's quite possible that your conversation is being monitored. In...

Managing technostress.
October 1, 1997... Don't let the gizmos get to you. In the future that is now, we trundle off to workplaces where we find a bevy of technological marvels - FAX machines, voice mail, e-mail, Web sites, and so on - awaiting our commands. Their creators told us that...

Guiding principles for managing a flexible workplace.
October 1, 1997... Flexible work arrangements, say Barney Olmsted and Suzanne Smith in their book Managing in a Flexible Workplace, are "tools. Whether employed separately or in combination, their purpose is to assist managers to: * "Help each employee...

Does flextime make business sense?
October 1, 1997... Flextime helps employees deal with non-work-related responsibilities or minor crises without losing work time. But how will it help you? Remember, we are looking for win/win situations with flexible work arrangements. Here are some of the...