Comments on: Does Having Fewer Rules Inspire Hard Work? http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/ Linux, politics, and other interesting things Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kevin Jenkins http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/comment-page-1/#comment-14323 Kevin Jenkins Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:37:41 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/#comment-14323 As a technical professionals I thought this discussion group may be of interest to you. The Tech Pro Motivation Project™ advances awareness of motivation factors in the corporate workplace and empowers IT Managers them with creative ways to motivate tech professionals and strengthen their commitment. The Motivation Project is dedicated to the all important and often overlooked subject of motivational factors in the corporate workplace. I hope you will stop by and consider joining us. We just kicked off the project last weekend and could benefit greatly from your experience and participation. The website is located at www.motivationproject.com. I look forward to seeing you there! Kind regards, Kevin As a technical professionals I thought this discussion group may be of interest to you.

The Tech Pro Motivation Project™ advances awareness of motivation factors in the corporate workplace and empowers IT Managers them with creative ways to motivate tech professionals and strengthen their commitment.

The Motivation Project is dedicated to the all important and often overlooked subject of motivational factors in the corporate workplace. I hope you will stop by and consider joining us. We just kicked off the project last weekend and could benefit greatly from your experience and participation. The website is located at http://www.motivationproject.com. I look forward to seeing you there!

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]]> By: MJ Ray http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2988 MJ Ray Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:24:20 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/#comment-2988 Related post about "banning anything at work actually lowers productivity as a result of reduced motivation" http://www.grahamjones.co.uk/2007/08/banning-facebook-will-reduce.htm Related post about “banning anything at work actually lowers productivity as a result of reduced motivation”
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]]> By: etbe http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2925 etbe Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:21:31 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/#comment-2925 http://tsukasa.jidder.de/blog/2007/08/26/weniger-regeln-besseres-arbeitsklima/ Above is a response to my post in German. I would appreciate it if someone could translate it to English. http://tsukasa.jidder.de/blog/2007/08/26/weniger-regeln-besseres-arbeitsklima/

Above is a response to my post in German. I would appreciate it if someone could translate it to English.

]]> By: MJ Ray http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2912 MJ Ray Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:43:31 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/#comment-2912 @Paul - do you mean a sole-tradership (one person owns it)? My rule-light company is a small business, so it ain't necessarily hell. My most rule-infested employer was a college, so it's nice to hear that Melbourne Uni is still a proper academy. @Paul – do you mean a sole-tradership (one person owns it)? My rule-light company is a small business, so it ain’t necessarily hell.

My most rule-infested employer was a college, so it’s nice to hear that Melbourne Uni is still a proper academy.

]]> By: Paul http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2904 Paul Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:43:13 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/#comment-2904 I still reckon I did my best work at Melbourne Uni, where there were virtually no rules at all and the pressures weren't from ladder-climbing clueless managers trying to make themselves look good, but rather from people whose interests lay firmly in the work they were doing. It's been mostly a downhill slide since then, although it certainly moved up once I got out of the hell that is working for a small-business. Never again. When it comes to overly strict companies, where you just cannot get away from the manager, small business absolutely takes the cake. I still reckon I did my best work at Melbourne Uni, where there were virtually no rules at all and the pressures weren’t from ladder-climbing clueless managers trying to make themselves look good, but rather from people whose interests lay firmly in the work they were doing.

It’s been mostly a downhill slide since then, although it certainly moved up once I got out of the hell that is working for a small-business. Never again. When it comes to overly strict companies, where you just cannot get away from the manager, small business absolutely takes the cake.

]]> By: MJ Ray http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2902 MJ Ray Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:10:16 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/08/26/does-having-fewer-rules-inspire-hard-work/#comment-2902 I agree. I work harder for my current rule-light company than I did for previous rule-heavy businesses. In fact, one reason for the business type we chose (which maybe wasn't the easiest to use and maybe isn't the least taxed) is the simplicity of required rules - we set out how we make decisions, we consciously try to avoid deciding to make new rules and the rest follows from that. That's part of why I think issuing decisions on single cases, rather than trying to set vast policies, is fine in free software projects. If we make a dumb single-case decision, we can do different next time. If we set a dumb vast policy, we have to decide to remove it and that can be too hard. I agree. I work harder for my current rule-light company than I did for previous rule-heavy businesses. In fact, one reason for the business type we chose (which maybe wasn’t the easiest to use and maybe isn’t the least taxed) is the simplicity of required rules – we set out how we make decisions, we consciously try to avoid deciding to make new rules and the rest follows from that. That’s part of why I think issuing decisions on single cases, rather than trying to set vast policies, is fine in free software projects. If we make a dumb single-case decision, we can do different next time. If we set a dumb vast policy, we have to decide to remove it and that can be too hard.

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