IT policies at Semco - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

IT policies at Semco - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Ive gotta hit you with one more quote from CIO Insights brilliant interview with Ricardo Semler. This ones about IT policies: One of the things Ive noticed with this security issue is that IT people want to make sure that their systems are intact, private, confidential blah, blah, blah but they think nothing whatsoever of invading the e-mail privacy of their own employees. Thats very interesting to me, because its not only a double standard, but a violation of constitutional rights. Companies have taken the blind assumption that because the system is theirs, then anything that people do on it has to be available to them. I think its a very hypocritical mode, and it deals with fundamental freedom issues that I dont think people have completely thought through. And whats most interesting is that we searched far and wide for anybody who could tell us what kind of software or system could be installed on our [server] that would make it impossible for our own IT people to spy on peoples e-mail. We did not find one. We had to customize one. Imagine that: A company that actually goes out of its way to ENSURE that employees emails stay private. That is an immensely powerful statement of faith in people. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related