photo credit: ralphbijker
Okay, lets admit it, we have all been here at least once in our business life. We have an awesome piece of technology and use it against us or counterproductively. It happens, you have a “duh” moment or your sleep deprived and it’s 4:40 on Friday and all you can think about is punching that time clock.
There was a recent company that was contemplating using masking technology to keep their employees from over hearing them discuss the difficulties of the company. A smarter thing would have been to focus their energy on helping employees manage their concerns with the possibility of closing, lay offs, pay cuts, etc.
Time and time again, I see leaders focus exclusively on defining technologies to drive the performance of the business rather than the people within itThe leader’s job, in the words of Jim Collins, is to “hire motivated people and don’t de-motivate them.” In applying technology, this includes giving them giving them tools that foster accountability, innovation, and collaboration.” By considering the soft side of your software decisions, you can make technology work for you, your business and your people.
We have all attended meetings while only really half listening, we have all spent hours upon hours looking for the perfect graphic to add to a presentation. The problem with these examples is that were spending so much time not using our resources properly.