Where We Go Wrong with Collaboration
I wanted to highlight that there is not a “Just Do This One Simple Trick” solution to challenging organizational problems. These issues build up over long periods of time and form deeply held and sometimes unconscious patterns of organizational behavior. No one intends to build processes that don’t work, but they sometimes implement processes that ... See more
sharedphysics.com • When Everything is Important But Nothing is Getting Done
A “Shifting the Burden” story, like a “Fixes That Backfire” situation, usually begins with a problem symptom that prompts someone to intervene and “solve” it.
Art Kleiner • The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies for Building a Learning Organization
Office hours We have all sorts of experts at Basecamp. People who can answer questions about statistics, JavaScript event handling, database tipping points, network diagnostics, and tricky copyediting. If you work here and you need an answer, all you have to do is ping the expert. That’s wonderful. And terrible. It’s wonderful when the right answer
... See moreJason Fried • It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work
Left unchecked organizations default to bureaucracy. People default to distraction.
It doesn’t take long for 3 priorities to become 10. It doesn’t take long for 2 people in a meeting to become 8. It doesn’t take long to move from people making decisions to committees.
The most productive organizations and people spend a lot of energy fighting what fe... See more
It doesn’t take long for 3 priorities to become 10. It doesn’t take long for 2 people in a meeting to become 8. It doesn’t take long to move from people making decisions to committees.
The most productive organizations and people spend a lot of energy fighting what fe... See more