> As a manager, I actually find people doing "big picture" thinking quite annoying to deal with People aren't cogs in a machine. Your attitude is dehumanizing.

> As a manager, I actually find people doing "big picture" thinking quite annoying to deal with People aren't cogs in a machine. Your attitude is dehumanizing. I'm in a position where I also want people to concentrate on their tasks, but way more often than not I have something pointed out by a direct report that I missed -- and because I stow my ego at the door, I accept and appreciate that help, and make sure they're commended for it by the larger organization. They wouldn't be able to do that if they didn't see the big picture. A peer of mine has a great quote from a movie whose name I can't recall, that goes something like this: "Sometimes, you treat people like mushrooms. You keep 'em in the dark and feed 'em shit." Seems apropos. Edit: spelling