Still others were concerned about worker compensation issues. The task force took these misgivings very seriously and addressed them one by one. We wanted to make sure that we explored every avenue. A lot of the time was spent in constructive conflict. To address the uneasiness over productivity, Sorgen made it clear that managers would have to expand their notions of how to supervise people.
Managers have to trust.
We're systems professionals. The work measures itself-you can tell if someone is writing bad code. The committee also established rules and processes to govern work away from the office. First, employees cannot telecommute until they've been with a new project for 90 days and are then required to go to the workplace at least once a week. These stipulations ensure that employees foster strong ties to project members and managers.