Technology! Not always better...

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:02:52 -0500

In a recent corporate study they revealed that cell phone technology has decreased worker productivity up to 40% in the workplace.

Knowing this, would you institute a workplace SOP for personal use?

In the same study, employees were checking their personal email up to 60x a day...nothing was revealed about Social Media usage.

As a leader, what changes would you implement to regain some of that 40% productivity loss?

For you AD guys, Is cell phone use/abuse a big problem?

Response by COL Jason Smallfield, PMP, CFM, CM made Dec 12 at 2014 4:10 PM

COL Jason Smallfield, PMP, CFM, CM — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:10:17 -0500

Technology can inhibit as well as enable. Like any other tool in the workplace, it needs to be used appropriately in order to maximize its advantages while limiting its disadvantages. To that end, I would propose the following rules of engagement for a military workplace.
- Not allowed to use social media unless it was directly related to the performance of one's job (such as unit web page manager, commander/1SG/CSM input to that page, FRG, etc). Enforced at first line supervisor level.
- Not allowed to pull out a BB or an IPhone during a meeting (look around even during GO briefs to who is not paying attention). Enforced at first line supervisor level.
- Use of Internet limited to those sites needed to perform one's job. Hard to limit this since many sites can help help the military get educated/informed and/or pull information. Enforced at individual level.
- NEC determine sites that are off limits and blocks access to those sites. Enforced at NEC level.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 18 at 2015 12:02 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:02:26 -0400

I constantly walk through my workplace & see people on their phones. Heck, just walk downtown & you notice about 60% of the people aren't even watching where they are going, they're too busy staring down at their phone!!!

It definitely takes away from the productivity as they check social media. We are constantly getting emails about staying off personal devices & not to plug personal devices into work computers.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Apr 11 at 2015 1:50 PM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Sat, 11 Apr 2015 13:50:34 -0400

Yet another example of defense dollars being poured down the drain:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-pentagons-dollar10-billion-bet-gone-bad/ar-AAaxz40

The Pentagon's $10 billion bet gone bad

Leaders of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency were effusive about the new technology. It was the most powerful radar of its kind in the world, they told Congress.

Response by Sam Golg made Sep 29 at 2022 4:19 AM

Sam Golg — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:19:46 -0400

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