tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10690613.post8288300819540421287..comments2023-09-29T08:25:34.726-05:00Comments on Jim Thomason's "The Business of People": The Fool's ErrandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12327900069847576688noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10690613.post-26756269408161810502011-01-20T08:52:41.524-06:002011-01-20T08:52:41.524-06:00EJ I believe that in managing people's use of ...EJ I believe that in managing people's use of time there is no replacement for a present and engaged supervisor. If someone is wasting time the cause is irrelevant; it could be social media or gossip or web surfing for another job. Whatever it may be if the job has a full work load then time wasted will show up in missed deadlines and/or poor work quality. Managers should deal with that and not focus on the technology as the source of the problem in my opinion.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327900069847576688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10690613.post-73983023969985974632011-01-20T08:10:40.802-06:002011-01-20T08:10:40.802-06:00Excellent points - all of them. A company must ser...Excellent points - all of them. A company must serve their employees - not attempt to control them. A controlled employee is a poor one. A well served employee is happy, engaged and productive. <br /><br />By the way, those employees using mobile devices to get around your firewalls? They're also commenting on you at eBossWatch.com - making it harder for you to hire quality employees in the future.Benjamin Lichtenwalnerhttp://ModernServantLeader.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10690613.post-85999333531220639272011-01-20T07:54:31.112-06:002011-01-20T07:54:31.112-06:00I see so many valid points in your article. I'...I see so many valid points in your article. I'd also like to hear your thoughts on managing the impact on productivity brought on by employees distracted from work by social surfing.<br /><br />I truly enjoy your writing style & plan to watch Twitter for links to your future posts.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your professional views on this topic!<br /><br />@EJEllisTweetsEJEllisnoreply@blogger.com