10 Reasons Why Companies Should Avoid Employee Monitoring
Employee monitoring has become a common trend in modern workplaces, often justified as a means to boost employee productivity and ensure accountability. However, the reliance on employee monitoring systems raises significant concerns regarding employee trust, engagement, and workplace culture.
Using ONA to Find Optimal Team Size
When you flatten an organization, you’re increasing manager span with the intent to decrease decision-making time. With fewer layers of approval, the assumption is that work gets done faster. But with more direct reports, manager span is stretched, which may degrade the quality of the work. So how do you strike a balance between speed and span? Here’s what the data tell us.
Do Top Performers Work Longer Hours?
When we combine work data with performance reviews, 2 key trends emerge: (1) Working longer hours does not lead to better performance scores.
(2) Working intensely does. Instead of measuring your time at work, consider measuring your work intensity: amount of work done / time spent working.