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I think there could be something here. You'll need to play around with different angles to see what resonates.
Another way to approach it, would be not to punish the late guy, but to reward the consistently on time people.
I could see this used by managers inter-company. Tie it to a credit system, and after you get a number of on-time credits, cash it in for something... a paid day-off, free lunch, etc. And have the only penalty for being late, being a deduction in the credits you've built up.
You still get the benefits of time pressure, but remove the visual punishment of being late.
Could possibly work with a group of friends too... last one there buys the first round of drinks, or something like that.
Another thing... what about doing it for meetings that run late (which, as a former employee, was probably my #1 job-related frustration)? Set a defined meeting length, and the organizer of the meeting owes the attendees something if they allow it go on too long. I think this would be even more powerful... because it's a top down approach. Puts pressure/accountability on the boss, and not the low-level employees. Whereas punishing the employees for being late, could be seen as kind of draconian.
I think this app idea is worth pursuing and learning more!
Another way to approach it, would be not to punish the late guy, but to reward the consistently on time people.
I could see this used by managers inter-company. Tie it to a credit system, and after you get a number of on-time credits, cash it in for something... a paid day-off, free lunch, etc. And have the only penalty for being late, being a deduction in the credits you've built up.
You still get the benefits of time pressure, but remove the visual punishment of being late.
Could possibly work with a group of friends too... last one there buys the first round of drinks, or something like that.
Another thing... what about doing it for meetings that run late (which, as a former employee, was probably my #1 job-related frustration)? Set a defined meeting length, and the organizer of the meeting owes the attendees something if they allow it go on too long. I think this would be even more powerful... because it's a top down approach. Puts pressure/accountability on the boss, and not the low-level employees. Whereas punishing the employees for being late, could be seen as kind of draconian.
I think this app idea is worth pursuing and learning more!