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in providing a stimulating job climate. #2 on Fortune's 2006 list was Wegman's,
a regional grocery chain in Northern New York state. Whenever Wegman's opens a
store distant from their headquarters, the entire staff is flown to Rochester
to personally meet the CEO and supporting staff. Those elevated to the senior
position of store cheese manager are flown to Italy to learn about cheese. When
Wal*Mart came to Wegman's market area, they had a difficult time gaining share,
in part because according to J.D. Power, Wegman's has the highest customer
satisfaction score of any grocery chain in the country. Companies such as
Wegman's and Southwest Airlines clearly leverage employee relations as a driver
for competitive advantage.
Best Buy is leading the charge on "Results Oriented Work Environments" (ROWE) where participating employees in the Minneapolis HQ have no work schedules, no assigned office space and work as they see fit. The only criteria by which employees are measured are their actual business results. The productivity gains were so extraordinary that Best Buy is now taking the remarkable step of testing the ROWE program in their retail operations. Over 45% of IBM's global workforce is "virtual", many working from home or at client sites. With higher energy costs and HQ overheads, companies are clearly looking for more efficient working arrangements, and our digital, laptop, PDA, webcast world provides us more flexibility to work as we want than ever before. In a climate where business results are king, managers should be more concerned about results and less concerned about enforcing arbitrary work rules. Job satisfaction amongst people who work at home is 76% compared to 56% for on-site workers.
Best Buy is leading the charge on "Results Oriented Work Environments" (ROWE) where participating employees in the Minneapolis HQ have no work schedules, no assigned office space and work as they see fit. The only criteria by which employees are measured are their actual business results. The productivity gains were so extraordinary that Best Buy is now taking the remarkable step of testing the ROWE program in their retail operations. Over 45% of IBM's global workforce is "virtual", many working from home or at client sites. With higher energy costs and HQ overheads, companies are clearly looking for more efficient working arrangements, and our digital, laptop, PDA, webcast world provides us more flexibility to work as we want than ever before. In a climate where business results are king, managers should be more concerned about results and less concerned about enforcing arbitrary work rules. Job satisfaction amongst people who work at home is 76% compared to 56% for on-site workers.
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