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We measured all types of individual work environments, and what we’ve found is that if you solve for design, noise, and access to people and resources, they perform equally, and one is essentially not better than the other.
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December 7, 2018 Bruce Benson
Staffing
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Company executives are supposed to conduct daily conference calls with stores to gauge progress.
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August 17, 2018 Bruce Benson
Communication
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Face-to-face interactions, as measured by the sociometric badges, emerged as a strong negative predictor of success in the competition.
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June 14, 2018 Bruce Benson
Communication
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Mr Musk’s other thoughts on improving productivity include avoiding large meetings – which he says are the “blight of big companies”. “It is not rude to leave, it is rude to make someone stay and waste their time,” he wrote. BBC News, April 18, 2018...
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May 19, 2018 Bruce Benson
Communication
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Sometimes doing the opposite works better than doing the obvious.
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April 19, 2018 Bruce Benson
Innovation
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If one is assuming that randomness constitutes deep wisdom.
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January 27, 2018 Bruce Benson
Leadership
Elon to a meeting member: "You haven't said anything. Why are you in here?"
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November 30, 2017 Bruce Benson
Communication
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It’s easy for stand-ups, which are supposed to be brief team-sharing ceremonies, to turn into extended meetings. Limit the conversation to simple statements about things the entire team should know — what you did yesterday, what you’re doing today, and any blockers or help needed....
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June 24, 2016 Bruce Benson
Team Management
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You often leave with a rosy glow, a sense of resolve, and a commitment to do more, for other women and for yourself. But then you return to your desk, probably next to a higher-paid male co-worker, and the old, familiar malaise sets in. There...
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March 2, 2016 Bruce Benson
Change Management
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The old IT way was to figure out which reports people wanted and deliver it to them weeks or days later. Here instead are a few ways that actually work.
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August 28, 2012 Bruce Benson
Communication
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Too many meetings is often a symptom of a bigger problem and won't be solved with ... more meetings.
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July 10, 2012 Bruce Benson
Communication
Management, being in charge and responsible for results, has to do something when things are not going right! Maybe not.
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March 30, 2012 Bruce Benson
Risk Management
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Taking a great idea, like a dinner bell or a project meeting, and overloading it with unrelated activities can kill an otherwise great project management tool.
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March 12, 2012 Bruce Benson
Communication
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Are we managing projects or are we conducting experiments? Managing you say? Are you really sure?
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February 8, 2012 Bruce Benson
Management
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My boss told me my job was to drive down the roughly 500 defects on our current project so we can ship it. I also noticed another 500 issues in the database that were tagged as "work to be done." My boss said to ignore them.
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December 14, 2011 Bruce Benson
Metrics
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