Comments on: Enforcing the Unenforceable

By: Dave Kurt

Dave Kurt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:54:13 +0000

I’m fantastic at texting while driving… And I tweet while at work. The stuff I have to say must be THAT important.

By: lionelr

lionelr — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:36:01 +0000

I think they do know where their endzone/goal is, they may just not be all playing the same sport (please, no soccer jokes)… Employees may not have the same goals as their company… it all starts at the hiring process.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:48:38 +0000

It’s amazing to me how many companies have difficulty conveying the relationship between employee tasks and outcomes and the benefit to the employee and company. Too many companies are like a football team where only 3 of the 11 players on the field know where their endzone/goal is (please, no Detroit Lions jokes).

By: Joel Ross

Joel Ross — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:43:55 +0000

Hey Bob,

Another great post. Keep it up!

The other thing those types of policies always seem to miss is that while there are poor uses for some of those sites, there’s also valid ways that sites like twitter can be used that actually benefit employees and the company. I found a new job on twitt..oh wait. Bad example!

Seriously though, I find myself going to my network on Twitter to get answers, and 95% of the time, I get an answer without spinning my wheels for too long. You just have to rely that your employees are smart enough to know a good balance.