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Consultants, Accountants & ROWE

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rookie - member
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Hi there, just finished reading the book and I'm quite inspired by the content. The company I work for is doing some things right, but there is always room to improve. I need some insight from the world at large with regards to ROWE & consultants and how accountants see the world.

Pretty much all of our employees are 'professional consultants' or 'billable resources'. We work on both 'fixed-price' and 'time & materials' engagements. We are expected to fill in timesheets every week to help the company gauge profitability & growth (yes, the emphasis on 'time' does have its negative effects). What recommendations do you have to help the 'numbers' people see the benefits of a ROWE and still have a method to chart the financial growth of a company? Also, what about planning for positive growth? Finally, do people find that personal interactions suffer much in a ROWE? Thanks in advance.

novice - member
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Hi ljl,

We'll take the personal interactions part of your question and leave it up to the other Forum readers to give you input on the rest. In a ROWE, personal interactions get stronger - which is contrary to common belief. There was actually an academic study done at Best Buy to find out if communication suffered in a ROWE and the results showed no change - which means communication stayed the same, and according to anecdotal comments, even got better in some cases. Interactions become more purposeful and planned, and also more genuine because you're not forced together with people...you're choosing when to interact with them.

Hope this makes sense - now the rest of you can jump in on the rest of ljl's questions!

C&J

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