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cali ressler and jody thompson

How to Get Results From Your Team: Ten tips from the creators of the Results-Only Work Environment, from their book Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It. 1. Make meetings optional. Let people evaluate their need to participate. If they know they can make better use of ...; Tags: Team, Employee, Performance, Performance Management, E-mail, Team Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Online Communications, Management, Results-Oriented Work Environment, ROWE, Best Buy, Cali Ressler, Jody Thompson, Corporate Culture, Workplace Management, Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, authors of Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It; Articles 2008-09-26

How Best Buy Slays the Turnover Beast: Turnover at Best Buy fell eight percentage points to 60 percent last year, according to the company's recent earnings call. "The improvements in turnover were nationwide and at all levels ... and the most encouraging aspect of this progress is that these results came from specific, locally created strategies," said...; Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Turnover, Retail, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Lisa Everitt; Blog posts 2008-04-16
"No Orders, No Secrets, No Big Shots": Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson call it the "results-only work environment ROWE", where employees can do "whatever they want, whenever they want, as long as the work gets done." In the UK, businessman and author John Timpson calls it "upside down management",...; Tags: Timpson, Area Manager, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Joanna Higgins; Blog posts 2008-10-01
How to Manage in a Recession: During a downturn, the usual rules of the workplace change dramatically. Here's how to keep your team motivated and productive. Set the Tone Goal: Lower the anxiety level in the office by being candid about...; Tags: Team, Employee, Recession, Zappos, Yahoo Superstar Awards Program, Team Management, Management, Lindsay Blakely, Economy, Downturn, Zappos.com Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Crash Course; Articles 2008-06-23