by Rafi Kronzon on December 8, 2011
No formal reviews? A flat organization without a big management team? Stop the presses!
There’s an amusing article in Crain’s about HopSpot, the mobile directions provider. Since when did skipping formal reviews and keeping a relatively flat organization become innovative? Seriously, I think most nimble twenty person companies don’t have much of a management layer.
If you’re a small business of that size with long, boring, formal reviews, and half your business is your management team, you probably haven’t changed your business in about 20 years.
by Rafi Kronzon on November 21, 2011
We’re switching to a BYOD (Bring your own device) plan at Cartwheel. This means employees will have the option of using their personal devices (iPhones, Androids, etc.) and will be reimbursed for a portion of their monthly charges. New research from Citrix shows that 25% of companies already offer some sort of BYOD.
Currently, we pay for both the device and the service for our employees’ Blackberries. But some want or already have iPhones, Android phones, iPads, etc. and a BYOD plan just makes sense. BYOD brings up a number of decisions to make. We’ve used our own experience to create a quick guide for those of you who are thinking of instituting BYOD at your office.
1. How much should you pay for?
If you want or require your employees to use smartphones for work, you will probably need to pay at least a part of the bill. One way to think about it is the percentage of time they use the phone for work, but formulas get complicated quickly. We’ve found that the easiest is to think of a flat easy number, say $50/month, and stick with that.
2. Should you make it mandatory?
Most people have their own mobile phones. But if you require smartphones, you can’t force people to buy their own, so you’ll have to make the BYOD plan optional. However, you can enforce a policy that employees with a company supplied phone can use it for business only. [click to continue…]
