The need to work from home during the pandemic has triggered a sharp increase in the interest of many companies in software packages to monitor their employees. But just because technology allows us to do certain things, doesn't mean that doing so is a good idea.
The article on Forbes attempts to dispel the traditional command and control management approach of time studies and tracking how much people are in front of their computers.
"If your company’s culture is based on micromanagement, think about how to manage the transition away from it."
Let's transition to using OKRs, outcomes, deliverables, expectations, KPIs, and metrics to determine if people are being successful instead of control mechanisms to see when they are working.