Comments on: Testing Leadership with Telecommuting http://marketingtechblog.com/2008/06/26/testing-leadership-with-telecommuting/ new media strategies and other marketing gems Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:08:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Matthew Theriault-Thompson http://marketingtechblog.com/2008/06/26/testing-leadership-with-telecommuting/comment-page-1/#comment-161031 Matthew Theriault-Thompson Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:24:13 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/?p=2352#comment-161031 No disrespect meant, but maybe that actually supports the early point...that this type of structure actually reveals the weakness in a poor manager. Unfortunately in this scenario you were the one who got the "short end", but if there's enough unrest among the troops regarding the particular manager's interactions with the staff, it would open the eyes of upper management to that manager's issues..."pushing them over the edge" is the phrase I believe that was used. Hopefully when you left, you were able to go to something better? No disrespect meant, but maybe that actually supports the early point…that this type of structure actually reveals the weakness in a poor manager. Unfortunately in this scenario you were the one who got the “short end”, but if there’s enough unrest among the troops regarding the particular manager’s interactions with the staff, it would open the eyes of upper management to that manager’s issues…”pushing them over the edge” is the phrase I believe that was used.
Hopefully when you left, you were able to go to something better? ]]> By: Michelle Hartz http://marketingtechblog.com/2008/06/26/testing-leadership-with-telecommuting/comment-page-1/#comment-160995 Michelle Hartz Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:45:50 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/?p=2352#comment-160995 I'm not sure about this one. At my last job, I was in the office and my boss was telecommuting. It was terrible. She had an impression of what was going on and what I was doing that wasn't accurate. I think she was trying to micromanage from a distance, and it drove me nuts. When it got to the point that I was spending more time trying to prove I was doing my job than actually working, I quit. I’m not sure about this one. At my last job, I was in the office and my boss was telecommuting. It was terrible. She had an impression of what was going on and what I was doing that wasn’t accurate. I think she was trying to micromanage from a distance, and it drove me nuts. When it got to the point that I was spending more time trying to prove I was doing my job than actually working, I quit. ]]> By: Douglas Karr http://marketingtechblog.com/2008/06/26/testing-leadership-with-telecommuting/comment-page-1/#comment-160946 Douglas Karr Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:55:03 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/?p=2352#comment-160946 Richard, I could not agree more! I spoke with Lalita about this very subject and that it could be very 'whitepaper-worthy' to put out an informative document on the advantages of telecommuting as well as some sample policies, legal information, etc. Thanks! Doug Richard,

I could not agree more! I spoke with Lalita about this very subject and that it could be very ‘whitepaper-worthy’ to put out an informative document on the advantages of telecommuting as well as some sample policies, legal information, etc.

Thanks!
Doug

]]> By: Richard Gauder http://marketingtechblog.com/2008/06/26/testing-leadership-with-telecommuting/comment-page-1/#comment-160910 Richard Gauder Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:47:48 +0000 http://marketingtechblog.com/?p=2352#comment-160910 There still seems to be a hesitency for companies to adopt telecommunting even though it's been proven to be good for the environment, employees mental health, not to mention the hours and control an employee recoversin their life. Perhaps there needs to be more training for leaders and managers on how to manage their telecommunting workforce. There still seems to be a hesitency for companies to adopt telecommunting even though it’s been proven to be good for the environment, employees mental health, not to mention the hours and control an employee recoversin their life. Perhaps there needs to be more training for leaders and managers on how to manage their telecommunting workforce. ]]>