What we need to do is re-examine how we compensate people for work they've done. Let's look at the example of a draftsman. A typical draftsman is paid like most people, by the hour. The draftsman looks over a set of plans, estimates how long it will take him to draw them up, multiplies that number by an hourly wage, and quotes it to his boss. The boss agrees or negotiates until an agreement is reached, and hands off the plans to the draftsman with the understanding that they have to be completed by a deadline.
Payment is upon completion.
So the draftsman goes home and works on the project at his own pace and during his choice of hours. The benefits here are enormous to both the employee and the employer. The draftsman can hold down a full-time job and stay at home with his children, working after they go to bed or while they're in school. Project costs can be more accurately computed since the draftsman will get paid a set fee rather than an hourly wage that might blow the budget for the project. A lot of the guesswork is taken out of setting budgets for projects, resulting in fewer of the over-budget projects that sap profits.