"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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The Natural Philosopher writes:
tony sayer wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:13:52 +0000, The Natural Philosopher put finger
to keyboard and typed:
Of COURSE they prefer it!

Work is mostly essentially boring: Thats why you pay to have it done.

Some work probably is boring, and some people will be bored
by any work. I am perhaps fortunate to have found most of my
work very interesting. I aim to make my teams enjoy working,
and from the feedback I've had, they do. When selecting new
staff, my most important criteria is judging how well they
will work in the team they would be joining.

Nah!, work is a game which you have -team players- for ce ne pas?...

Not in most corporates I have known. The game is essentially political,
how to get the credit for, and pas the blame for, a particular job while
doing as little of it yourself as you can.

There is politics in every company, but the extent varies enormously.
I've worked in companies at both extremes, and the highly political
ones I've worked in don't work (and mostly don't exist any more),
as politics tends to keep incompetent people in too many positions,
particularly key ones.

Generally in the "best" (separate) offices, where their incompetence can be
hidden! Open plan working (including the "boss") has many downsides but can
foster team spirit and (I believe) higher productivity.

I recall being lectured on "management" in the 70's where the premise was
that a managing director shouldn't have an office (although his secretary
should and there should be meeting rooms available) as his job was to be out
and about "managing" his staff, which was a whole deal more than issuing an
instruction, waiting for its completion and writing a report to the board on
it. A view I have some sympathy with!


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