Comments on: The Tech World is Not the Whole World http://www.newsome.org/2006/08/tech-world-is-not-whole-world/ Kent Newsome on technology, music and life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kent Newsome http://www.newsome.org/2006/08/tech-world-is-not-whole-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5449 Kent Newsome Mon, 03 Jan 2011 02:26:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3135#comment-5449 No worries on the date- discussion is always welcomed :) I am a pretty heavy user of remote access- home computer, mobile, etc., and I stay somewhat connected to the net when I'm in the office. So I totally buy into the productivity idea. It works pretty well for me, because my productivity can be objectively measured. I think it's harder for some jobs, industries, etc. At the end of the day, if there is a way to measure it, I'm all for it. The challenge is to net out the productivity hits and increases, so you have an accurate picture of the effect of free access. That's where the danger and the opportunity lies. No worries on the date- discussion is always welcomed :)

I am a pretty heavy user of remote access- home computer, mobile, etc., and I stay somewhat connected to the net when I’m in the office. So I totally buy into the productivity idea. It works pretty well for me, because my productivity can be objectively measured. I think it’s harder for some jobs, industries, etc. At the end of the day, if there is a way to measure it, I’m all for it.

The challenge is to net out the productivity hits and increases, so you have an accurate picture of the effect of free access. That’s where the danger and the opportunity lies.

]]> By: Darryl Loy http://www.newsome.org/2006/08/tech-world-is-not-whole-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5439 Darryl Loy Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:12:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3135#comment-5439 I should clearly pay more attention to dates of blogs!! ;-) I should clearly pay more attention to dates of blogs!! ;-)

]]> By: Darryl Loy http://www.newsome.org/2006/08/tech-world-is-not-whole-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5436 Darryl Loy Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:10:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3135#comment-5436 I too propose a productivity view rather than a 9 to 5 view...maybe I'm an anomaly, but I'm just as likely to respond to a customer's email at 8:30p or even while I'm on holiday as I am when I'm at the office...in-fact, I may be MORE likely to respond when I'm not at the office because I spend much of my day darting about supporting my users. I am rarely "off the grid" and I think it serves my customers better that way. I too propose a productivity view rather than a 9 to 5 view…maybe I’m an anomaly, but I’m just as likely to respond to a customer’s email at 8:30p or even while I’m on holiday as I am when I’m at the office…in-fact, I may be MORE likely to respond when I’m not at the office because I spend much of my day darting about supporting my users. I am rarely “off the grid” and I think it serves my customers better that way.

]]> By: Darryl Loy http://www.newsome.org/2006/08/tech-world-is-not-whole-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5437 Darryl Loy Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:10:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3135#comment-5437 I too propose a productivity view rather than a 9 to 5 view...maybe I'm an anomaly, but I'm just as likely to respond to a customer's email at 8:30p or even while I'm on holiday as I am when I'm at the office...in-fact, I may be MORE likely to respond when I'm not at the office because I spend much of my day darting about supporting my users. I am rarely "off the grid" and I think it serves my customers better that way. I too propose a productivity view rather than a 9 to 5 view…maybe I’m an anomaly, but I’m just as likely to respond to a customer’s email at 8:30p or even while I’m on holiday as I am when I’m at the office…in-fact, I may be MORE likely to respond when I’m not at the office because I spend much of my day darting about supporting my users. I am rarely “off the grid” and I think it serves my customers better that way.

]]> By: Darryl Loy http://www.newsome.org/2006/08/tech-world-is-not-whole-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5438 Darryl Loy Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:10:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3135#comment-5438 I too propose a productivity view rather than a 9 to 5 view...maybe I'm an anomaly, but I'm just as likely to respond to a customer's email at 8:30p or even while I'm on holiday as I am when I'm at the office...in-fact, I may be MORE likely to respond when I'm not at the office because I spend much of my day darting about supporting my users. I am rarely "off the grid" and I think it serves my customers better that way. I too propose a productivity view rather than a 9 to 5 view…maybe I’m an anomaly, but I’m just as likely to respond to a customer’s email at 8:30p or even while I’m on holiday as I am when I’m at the office…in-fact, I may be MORE likely to respond when I’m not at the office because I spend much of my day darting about supporting my users. I am rarely “off the grid” and I think it serves my customers better that way.

]]> By: Ed Kohler http://www.newsome.org/2006/08/tech-world-is-not-whole-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4399 Ed Kohler Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:46:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/newsome/?p=3135#comment-4399 Why not measure employee productivity rather than policing their hour by hour behavior? Why not measure employee productivity rather than policing their hour by hour behavior?

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