cbs has a story.
msnbc has a story.
time has a story.
It all says pretty much the same thing. You get better productivity out of your people when you give them freedom. You know. Come and go as you please. Give them a laptop and a vpn and a wireless connection and let them work from anywhere. Let them manage their own schedules and projects and lives. Do not worry about it if they are taking care of errands during the day, they are all grownups and they will get the job done and be happier.
We cannot have that. We must enforce the policy that states that our employees will be chained to their desks Monday - Friday from 9-5. You are employees and are unable to be trusted. You are our associates.