Re: Commute/Flex work options a Deal breaker?

["Collin Turner" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>]

The best method I've used/seen for measuring performance is simply an IM
system (shows inactivity), email (requiring an immediate response to queries
5-10 minutes) and, if your connected to a VPN - activity reports for the
worker's account.

Trust is also a key - you really just have to let go and trust your
employees. If they start slacking it becomes apparent...quickly.

-Collin
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On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:

> I was thinking of ways by which someone could keep tabs on a worker, to
> make it harder for a remote worker to slough off...It occurs to me that for
> the employer, requiring a webcam setup would be a good idea. That way you
> could actually see if the guy is at his keyboard when he's supposed to be.
> It could be jiggered with a fake image a la "Mission Impossible," but that
> would be hard to do. And if you call the worker on the phone and his screen
> image is not seen answering, that would be a dead giveaway.
>
> It may be of use to the worker to be able to see the boss at times. Lesser
> value there, I think, but it might come in handy for some things.
>
> I've never used a webcam. Someone with experience of them - would it be
> prohibitively expensive to have it going full time?
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 6/26/08, Sarah L Blake <sarah -dot- blake -at- exony -dot- com> wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Of course, the problem with flexible working is that they
> > may also be
> > working from home.
> >
> > <glares at the empty chair normally occupied by the
> > person she currently
> > needs information from>
> >
> >
>
>
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