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Nick Cernis writes a wonderful article at "the laid-back productivity blog, Put Things Off. He first explains how things got to be the way they are, suggesting that the business we call business is broken, for three reasons:
1) We are championing profits instead of people. No surprise there, although his point that the question should not be "“how can we make an extra $10m this year?” but “how can we create a company that people will fight to be a part of?”
2) We are commuting instead of computing. Here he is on more solid ground, noting "The daily commute is killing us. It’s also putting a drain on the planet which is, at worst, throttling it slowly and, at best, terribly inconsiderate of us all."
3) We are selling hours instead of output. "The base unit of work is wrong. For years, we’ve been trading the hours from nine to five for cash, whether we’ve actually got any work to do in them or not."
So how does he suggest that we build a greener, better, happier workplace? He recommends more working from home, end the 9-to-5 regime and let people schedule themselves. Nothing new there, and it doesn't work for everyone, but it is a good jumping-off point for a few posts about how to make working from home greener, more fun and more productive. Watch this space!
See also: Telecommuting: Why don't you stay home?
Should You Stop Showing Up For Work?
How to Green Your Work
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