Comments on: Productivity and the Unemployment Rate http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/2012/07/21/productivity-and-the-unemployment-rate/ Slaughter Development's review of the latest in workflow, productivity and methodology. Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:20:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Thomas Doane http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/2012/07/21/productivity-and-the-unemployment-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-10616 Thomas Doane Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:37:24 +0000 http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/?p=8112#comment-10616 I guess you would just pay them for the job, not for the time. That makes sense.

]]> By: Thomas Doane http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/2012/07/21/productivity-and-the-unemployment-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-10615 Thomas Doane Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:36:51 +0000 http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/?p=8112#comment-10615 Sure. I could see that, I guess. Results-Only-Workplace type-thing. I feel like that only works in workplaces where the creativity quotient is high and the demand for creativity is high. Like for example how would this translate to landscapers or lawn-mowing companies?

]]> By: Robby Slaughter http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/2012/07/21/productivity-and-the-unemployment-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-10614 Robby Slaughter Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:24:55 +0000 http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/?p=8112#comment-10614 Thanks for the comment, Thomas!

Ultimately one solution to the problem is to move away from “wages” and emphasize *meaningful results.* I’d like to see the world shift away from measuring time (which is easy to devalue.)

]]> By: Thomas Doane http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/2012/07/21/productivity-and-the-unemployment-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-10613 Thomas Doane Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:32:10 +0000 http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/?p=8112#comment-10613 I’m just responding to the cycle of fear & enhanced performance you describe in your post in the above comment. It’s just something that I feel has been pushed too far in many cases that I’ve heard about or experienced.

]]> By: Thomas Doane http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/2012/07/21/productivity-and-the-unemployment-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-10612 Thomas Doane Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:30:17 +0000 http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/?p=8112#comment-10612 I definitely appreciate the fact that, as a productivity consultant, you had the courage to take this subject on. A depressing statistic for me is that, while corporate profits are at an all time high, 75% of growth along those lines in the past ten years has come from wage depression. I think we’re arriving at a point where, in order to get the economy going again, some aspect of this trend has to be reversed. Consumer debt is already close to maxed out so where will new sources of revenue come from to sustain growth in consumer markets unless people start getting raises or getting plugged into jobs that take advantage of their skills again?

]]> By: Patricia http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/2012/07/21/productivity-and-the-unemployment-rate/comment-page-1/#comment-10605 Patricia Mon, 13 Aug 2012 05:59:44 +0000 http://www.slaughterdevelopment.com/?p=8112#comment-10605 Great start. Very motivational and srhgiatt to the point. However question may be if higher education is absolutely necessary, or some individuals can be better off with a short course for some skilled trades, for example?

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