Task not time

At Best Buys headquarters more than 60% of the 4000 employees are now judged only on tasks or results.

We can define a better model of how to define work. Think task not time

• Articulate the results you expect - and tie accountability to getting jobs done
• Make physical attendance in office, including at meetings, optional.
• Gauge performance on the quality of work performed
• Help managers and employees learn to measure dedication in ways other than face time.
• Use today's networking capabilities to allow employees to work from anywhere
• Support the changes by creating drop in centers, team spaces and open work areas

Shift your definition of work from a place your employees go for a specified period to some thing they do - any time, anywhere. Task not time - a model dominated employment until a century ago - is a powerful way to draw in the newest crop of workers.

---- Harvard Business Review - Feb 2008 ( Page 13)