As remote work continues to skyrocket due to the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more companies are turning to employee tracking software in an attempt to measure employee productivity. And they're killing morale in the process. Just check out this CEO's description of what his company's software does: "We use AI tools to massage [multiple data points] into a real-time score that you see as does your boss and the CEO and the VP of Sales and the chief revenue officer...Your score yesterday was 74. Your colleagues were 90. They've done more." Yikes. Basically, this philosophy: -Reduces people to a single number -Reaches that number based, not on results , but on how much time you spend opening software and clicking buttons on a computer -Encourages employees to compare their value with their peers--based on how much time they've spent clicking buttons -Is predicated on the belief that employees will be motivated by fear There's a better way. (Read more in today's column.) #EmotionalIntelligence #remotework #workfromhome #technology #technologynews #employeetracking #management #leadership #eqapplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more