I've noticed this for some time: I'm expected to show up for work at 9, but often I don't get into the idea of doing work until late morning. Then I break for lunch, and it takes a couple of hours to get back into the flow.
When I've had consulting gigs, I've noticed that it's much easier to work. I sit down only when I'm ready to work, and I get up when I'm tired. Since I'm fully engaged when I'm working, I can get two hours of work done in two hours.
Contrast this with the work I get done in an average 8 hour day. I don't need to get into details, but it's lower than 8 hours of work.
Enter the Results Only Work Environment. Best Buy has recently (within the last two years) been operating (much of that time without the knowledge or permission of its CEO) under a no meetings, no schedules, no mandatory face time principle. As long as employees get their work done, it's policy not to require them to be in the office. Some of the rules are interesting, too:
No.7: Nobody talks about how many hours they work. No.9: It's O.K. to take a nap on a Tuesday afternoon, grocery shop on Wednesday morning, or catch a movie on Thursday afternoon.
Does this work? Productivity has gone up. Best Buy's stock is up over last year's. It will be interesting to see if they can make this model work for non-corporate employees (like retail salespeople).
Given my inherently lazy nature, would I be able to pull off getting all of my work done if I'm getting up at 10 and going to a movie once a week? I think there's only one way to find out.
But, how do I convince my boss?
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