Why Being Big Brother Backfires

It's pretty much a given that no small business owner wants employees surfing the 'net while on the company time clock. But unless you want to micromanage every single thing your employees do online, there's really no way to keep track of employee productivity without sacrificing your relationship with employees, says this article on Entrepreneur.com.

What are your options if you're afraid a member of your team could be wasting some serious time? According to the article, "You can use software that monitors instead of blocks or filters. Or you can trust that you’ve hired the right people and that employees who waste time will always be outed by employees who are doing the right thing."

Whatever you do, just don't take away the flexibility your team needs to do their jobs well.