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I'm pretty explicit with the people that I manage that I do not expect them to respond to me with any kind of timeliness.
by halbritt 7y ago
I'm pretty explicit with the people that I manage that I do not expect them to respond to me with any kind of timeliness.
- joecool1029 7y agoIt sounds like you don't really manage them then? To completely convey that there's no timeliness requirement for even a basic acknowledgement means you aren't actually managing anyone and/or your team is so gifted in efficiency your position isn't really needed in that organization. I wonder if you're more of a mentor they go to when something isn't working or you're just wasting some company's time and money posting useless crap on their chat. Are you just talking about Slack or are you talking about other methods of communication? If it's the former then wtf point does it serve other than as a morale booster to goof off with.
- halbritt 7y agoI'm specifically talking about slack. I rarely need something done with any degree of urgency. That generally implies a lack of planning on my part. If my team is functioning correctly, everyone knows why they should be focused on, what's next, and how that fits into the roadmap for the near term, generally quarterly.