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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
As a result [of having control over their time] people take ownership of their work. They are being paid for results so they start behaving like entrepreneurs. They feel like they have a stake in the business.
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
One of the ironies of a Results-only Work Environment is that when people have less time with one another they make those interactions more purposeful and meaningful.
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
…challenge people to look carefully at how effective meetings are.
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
After a while, you can’t tell what’s a real crisis and what’s a fake one.
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
…in a Results-Only Work Environment… you end up playing fewer games with people; there is less political maneuvering and less time spent trying to make people happy in intangible ways.
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
…you have a job to do and you do it, and when employees and managers are united in work rather than engaging in unhealthy internal competition, then it’s just that much easier to do your job.
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
There are growing pains at first [in a Results-only Work Environment], but eventually people find out a way to both get what they need from their coworkers and respect their time.
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
In any organization there is always wasted effort. There is always busy work.
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
…people take ownership of the work they do because they have the power to decide what is best for them.
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Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It:
Most important of all, when you give people back their time they treat it preciously because they own it again.
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