This raises the issue of management measures of effort or time spent versus results; being busy versus getting it done. That has always been a problem in physic

This raises the issue of management measures of effort or time spent versus results; being busy versus getting it done. That has always been a problem in physical offices (otherwise Office Space wouldn't be funny). It is an even more exaggerated management problem when people's appearances can't be casually monitored and/or micromanaged. One thing that most engineer-turned-managers don't have is any training in management whatsoever. In fact, many of them have only been managed by uneducated managers themselves. This situation, compounded by remote work, is not pretty. Thankfully, the article was a set of checklists of easy-to-measure items. And it recommended focus on employee results. It is refreshing to see this kind of article on management education!