tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21080042.post8867628017044263098..comments2024-03-17T17:03:47.760-07:00Comments on Agile World: Boss to employees: Don’t work too hardVenkatesh Krishnamurthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471239057569635943noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21080042.post-59133977132997257892012-11-04T19:06:35.998-08:002012-11-04T19:06:35.998-08:00Absolutely !Absolutely !Venkatesh Krishnamurthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471239057569635943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21080042.post-15927867573990515672012-11-03T21:23:18.618-07:002012-11-03T21:23:18.618-07:00My, borrowed, summary: "No life balance, no c...My, borrowed, summary: "No life balance, no creativity at work."<br /><br />Those "evil" managers and companies follow the The Spanish Theory (of Value) [see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Teams-Second/dp/0932633439" rel="nofollow">"Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams"</a>]; while the "good" ones follow The English Theory (of Value).<br /><br />In summary, the definition of Performance / Productivity for each is as follows:<br />(Spanish): Productivity = Work Accomplished / Hour of Pay<br /> If you really work 10 hrs a day, they just use the first 8 (paid ones).<br /><br />(English): Productivity = Work Accomplished / Hour of Work<br /><br />So, while the "bad" ones try to put as many unpaid extra hours as possible; where the "good" ones try to achieve more value from a Work Hour. The former just try to force workers to do extra hours; and the latter to work as efficiently as possible to achieve more on regular (paid) hours. The "good" ones don't see gain in extra hours but in improvements to their processes in order to make the life easier to their workers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12292838726080618300noreply@blogger.com