That penultimate paragraph was intended to illustrate that technology is
neutral in this instance. What matters is whether the employee is motivated
and engaged. A disengaged employee will always find a way to waste time,
regardless of the availability of technology. Therefore, it would seem that
the better approach for companies is to focus on ensuring that their
employees remain motivated and engaged. Unfortunately, I hear all too often
of managers that haven't figured out how to do this successfully and are,
instead, focused on creating policies and procedures that attempt to stop
disengaged employees from spending time in unproductive ways. This suggests
that they haven't understood that while time wasting may be a symptom,
disengagement is the cause.

The key is to hire good people and manage them well so they remain engaged.
In these circumstances, they are more likely to use the technology in a
professional, responsible manner. At bottom, it's an issue of leadership and
management rather than a particular technology.

- Mary

That penultimate paragraph was intended to illustrate that technology is
neutral in this instance. What matters is whether the employee is motivated
and engaged. A disengaged employee will always find a way to waste time,
regardless of the availability of technology. Therefore, it would seem that
the better approach for companies is to focus on ensuring that their
employees remain motivated and engaged. Unfortunately, I hear all too often
of managers that haven't figured out how to do this successfully and are,
instead, focused on creating policies and procedures that attempt to stop
disengaged employees from spending time in unproductive ways. This suggests
that they haven't understood that while time wasting may be a symptom,
disengagement is the cause.

The key is to hire good people and manage them well so they remain engaged.
In these circumstances, they are more likely to use the technology in a
professional, responsible manner. At bottom, it's an issue of leadership and
management rather than a particular technology.

- Mary

- Mary

- Mary