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The attitude of our CEO and thusly the leadership in our company is that every minute a given manager is spending on disciplining employees for things as trivia

The attitude of our CEO and thusly the leadership in our company is that every minute a given manager is spending on disciplining employees for things as trivial as arriving late is not adding value to the company, it just makes the employee miserable. Now granted, if a given employee is knocking off work 15 minutes early and coming in 15 minutes late then that's something to discuss, but we operate on the idea of freedom + accountability. If you need to leave an hour early one day, do it. Take care of what needs doing, then VPN from home that night or stay late at the office the next day. We trust each other to do our jobs and hold each other to the fire if we aren't. As a result the whole company has a very flat organization chart. My boss doesn't give me instructions I don't understand, nor does he require me to obey them from anyone else. This makes us much leaner as an organization and more focused on what actually adds value, not on the minutiae so popular with middle management at other places I've worked. Doesn't work for everyone, YMMV, etc.

davemel37 11y ago
> we operate on the idea of freedom + accountability > YMMV Exactly. If your culture and environment is built on that framework, than it would inconsistent to be a stickler for time, etc... However, there are many organizations where this is not the case. An accounting firm or law firm might need people in their seats early in the day in case a client comes by, so they see what they are getting for their money. A commercial real estate management company might need people wearing suits and ties to impress and demand better terms and higher lease rates from their tenants, etc... There is an amazing book called, "Broken Windows, Broken Business" about how cleaning up grafitti in NY Subways led to a huge drop in crime. When people see you care about something as trivial as coming late...they will be damn sure not to screw up something important or be late with a client, etc... People need to be aware of how their behavior influences others and in my experience, employees rarely see beyond themselves when it comes to minutia they dont understand.

davemel37 11y ago

> we operate on the idea of freedom + accountability > YMMV Exactly. If your culture and environment is built on that framework, than it would inconsistent to be a stickler for time, etc... However, there are many organizations where this is not the case. An accounting firm or law firm might need people in their seats early in the day in case a client comes by, so they see what they are getting for their money. A commercial real estate management company might need people wearing suits and ties to impress and demand better terms and higher lease rates from their tenants, etc... There is an amazing book called, "Broken Windows, Broken Business" about how cleaning up grafitti in NY Subways led to a huge drop in crime. When people see you care about something as trivial as coming late...they will be damn sure not to screw up something important or be late with a client, etc... People need to be aware of how their behavior influences others and in my experience, employees rarely see beyond themselves when it comes to minutia they dont understand.