Tighter rules for newly hired employees?
Last week I wrote about some concerns we were having relative to new employees and ROWE. Even though we want all employees to have complete freedom and control over their own time, it is still necessary for them to get the work done, something they can do only if they know how. Knowing how requires spending the time to familiarize themselves with the organization’s operations and, in particular, what is expected of them in their roles.
Plus you can learn a great deal about new employees in their formative weeks within the organization. In general, I think ROWE offers people the opportunity to either be great or to totally take advantage. So, I think it makes sense to set tighter rules for newly hired employees. Stricter rules during the initial “training” period could help us to week out potential problems.
And they don’t call it the “Introductory Period” for nothing!
- Submitted by Daniel