Comment by deepsun
I remember Jeff Bezos said that something like promoting more communication/collaboration is wrong.
And managers should focus on making people working independently.
I remember Jeff Bezos said that something like promoting more communication/collaboration is wrong.
And managers should focus on making people working independently.
Don't know the true source, but google shows the following quote:
"Communication is a sign of dysfunction. It means people aren’t working together in a close, organic way. We should be trying to figure out a way for teams to communicate less with each other, not more."
He's also no longer in charge.
See also Apple where quotes from previous CEOs no longer apply.
I would say both are good, but collaboration should happen naturally. You cant force it. If I want help I'll ask for help, if I want to brainstorm I'll ask a colleague to brainstorm.
Most of the time I just want people to leave me alone so I can get stuff done.
Silos are so much worse though. Open communication/collaboration is great but needs to be rate limited to enable focused work.
That’s why we have daily and other “ceremonies”.
But if I get $1 for every comment nagging about daily standups I would be rich.
I guess the ones nagging about daily rather be interrupted every 30 mins.
Sometimes there is this guy like we had a guy who would come over at me before I took my jacket off in office with “quick question” - FFS we have daily for that.
Want to have a cake and wish happy birthday, just got back from vacay and want tell all amazing stories? FFS do it after daily not when you come in and with every person separately.
You have a question/celebration/fluff - do it after daily meeting.
I'd love to see the original source for that one! Kind of ironic given RTO+bullpen approach we're seeing now.