• Decide exactly how to carry out the
monitoring. The employer could load
keystroke monitors and other spyware-like packages onto the home computer,
but that means someone is going to
have to wade through tons of data.
Instead, an organization may want to
consider setting up a Web portal that
enables employees to log in for access
to software and data, allowing the
employer to track the hours of use.
• Restrict telecommuting to only those
people who need to work from home,
and ask them to sign a form acknowledging they understand how they are
being monitored. This way, an organization can take reasonable protections
without entering an Orwellian environment — and making life difficult for
managers.
Become a
Better Leader –
Become an
Author
Authorship might not be at the top of
most executives’ to-do lists, but Ken Shelton, editor of Leadership Excellence
magazine and author of Counterfeit Leadership,
believes it’s an important means of gaining respect and establishing authenticity.
Authorship encourages real innovation,
not cheap imitation. Leaders become a
personality with a perspective. And in the
process of authoring, executives more
clearly separate what ideas and actions are
