Stop Measuring Your Team's Effectiveness By Looking At Inputs

Companies that value employee inputs over outcomes value the wrong things.

If you're in the market for a new job and think you've found the one, the first thing you should do before signing any paperwork is investigate that company's culture.

Specifically, try to determine whether the company in question values inputs more than outputs. In other words, does management care more about face time and time cards than the outcomes employees produce?

More often than not, such companies have very unhealthy cultures. Here's why.