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Originally Posted by HMc
Actually, since you're into up-to-the-minute business ideas and conferences and all that jazz, I think it's worth pointing out the currently accepted wisdom is that you're better off not blocking access to such websites. Google it if you want. I work for a major international law firm, who aren't the most progressive types traditionally, and they unblocked facebook and youtube about 18 months ago. It's happening a lot.
Let people have their blinds the way they want them and let them access the internet. You'll have a much happier staff. Underperformers get fired.
How hard can that be? You're just pissing off the productive employees by treating them like children.
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Yeah, the problem with micro-managing is that you get too caught up in minutia and lose sight of the overall direction. Your efforts at leadership become comical.
As a business leader, you're far better off managing "results" (or the lack, thereof) and staying the hell away from trying to herd cats. If someone is spending so much time on the internet that it's adversely affecting their work product or performance metric, find somebody who has a different set of priorities or who can manage themselves better. You get big bucks knowing who to hire and who to fire ... and when ... not for being a babysitter.
That's how I see it, anyhow.
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