Re:The Rands Test
by dpritchett on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @01:43PM
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I thought the point was that a simple status report is a cop-out. Rands seems to prefer ambient awareness and constantly recalibrated communications. Keeping your own journal is one thing, managing via soundbites is another.
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Re:The Rands Test
by georgieporgie on Tuesday October 11, 2011 @02:51PM
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I thought the point was that a simple status report is a cop-out.
That's his point, but I think it's overly broad. Just as axe murderers have a preference for axes, bad managers have a preference for status reports. That doesn't make axes or status reports inherently bad. I think, "do you send status reports?" should be an inconsequential step toward, "do you have poor communication with your management team?"