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Working hours in HR

Posted by Karl Schneider on 25 June 2024 at 7.45 am

HR performance must NOT be measured by working hours.

Do you remember that saying when a colleague goes home at 3 pm?

“Oh wow, is she off for half a day?”

No, she didn’t!

After all, she has already worked for 7.5 hours and produced results.

It still annoys me when people who work extremely long hours are celebrated and promoted simply because they are, as it were, available round the clock.

BUT,
Are they productive all the time?

I’m not convinced.

Even in 7.5 hours, the following is possible:

=> Conduct and evaluate 3 candidate interviews
=> Chair 2 internal meetings and draw up a list of tasks
=> Coach 1 manager
=> Process 15 emails
=> Make a few phone calls
=> Plan the next day

The colleague who worked 7.5 hours was me.

A single parent with four children.

I have learnt to focus on my results.

My own working hours are now completely free from external structures and fixed working hours, and I pass this on to my own team as well.

And yet we still work hard and enjoy it. We’re brimming with ideas.

For us, it’s the result that counts, not the hours worked!

Do you see it that way too?

Hands up ✋

Who else focuses on results rather than working hours?

Fabian Strauss replied 2 years, 3 months ago 2 members · 1 Reply
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Fabian Strauss

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25 June 2024 at 1.14 pm

A great post.

Focus on results.

Well done on this statement and text.

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