Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It

The Results-Only Revolution

By: Cali Ressler, Jody Thompson

Narrated by: Barry Dean Evans

In a Results-Only workplace, employees can do whatever they want whenever they want, as long as the work gets done. No more pointless meetings, racing to get in at 9:00, or begging for permission to watch your kid play soccer. You make the decisions about what you do and where you do it.

It sounds like a fantasy, but Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson are leading a movement to make it a reality, even implementing it successfully at best buy. They show how a Results-Only Work Environment™ not only makes employees happier, but also delivers better results.

Filled with passion and common sense, their book will change the way you think about your job, your company, and your quality of life.

©2008, 2011 Thompson & Ressler, LLC (P)2015 CultureRx, LLC

Haven't finished yet, but they skipped a section.

I haven't finished listening yet, but they skipped the section better Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.

A Long Pitch

The company I run switched to ROWE in the last 2 years, so I was very eager to find answers to some hard questions, however, like a sales pitch, the book repeats again and again how good ROWE and individual freedom are without addressing the difficulties. The examples and stories are caricatural with mature experienced individuals oppressed by egocentric power-hungry managers.

Important topics like:
- how to objectively set measurable results in a large backlog scenario
- how to fairly decide the workload expected of each team member
- how to run ROWE in a fast-scaling team/company
- how ROWE applies to entry-level hires
- how to protect the company and team against potential slackers
- how to make sure chasing results doesn't result in overworking (which does happen)
are not touched at all.

It's slightly disappointing that the book apparently speaks in a revolutionary tone only to employees to convince them to demand ROWE, but not to managers who could actually be convinced to implement it.

Nothing new to me

While many of these ideas are awesome, I didn't find them new. Perhaps that is because I have worked in companies that avoided politics and hiring people who are not focused on results.

For people who are in larger slower or more traditional companies, this book would be insightful.

Revolutionary!

This approach to work is very unorthodox but can be extremely effective, worth a try!

The concept is so obvious, but put into a way that shifts perspective.

R.O.W. Is such a basic, common sense process that isn't common enough. Understanding that tradition is the enemy of innovation, the ideas laid out in this book will eventually be the norm. In the age of information and technology, why would we continue the status quo's of traditional work environments and rules?