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I manage programmers, architects, analytics, project managers and business process operators. I think this applies to all of them. Basically anyone with a high
by eksemplar 8y ago
I manage programmers, architects, analytics, project managers and business process operators. I think this applies to all of them.
Basically anyone with a higher education that was hired for their brain, works like this.
Sorting a business process or a benefit model of hundreds of postits to figure out the most efficient way for a team to perform a task isn’t really that different from fixing a piece of software.
Having people not disturb each other is hard though. I’ve managed different teams, and the funny thing is, that it’s even harder to get people not to disturb each other when they all think that what they do requires special concentration. So this funny little illustration of the issue actually makes it harder because it might make my programmers think they require more concentration than their coworkers. :p
- slowmovintarget 8y agoWorse, modern "open" offices are designed for interruption.
- eksemplar 8y agoI’ve always worked in open office spaces, I think I’d be lonely without one but it sure isn’t great for concentration. I wonder why upper management keeps designing them so poorly too. I mean, in concept the interoperability of a buzzing idea sharing space is great, but the concentration zones are almost always so shitty that nobody uses them, and even if they do, the concentration bit is often ignored by corporate culture.