From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe

When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody.: W.S. Gilbert, Gondoliers.

So many managers. An employee without a management title will feel overlooked.

Murph, you outline the functional groups for your organization based on the leader. That means the effectiveness of each one of those groups relies on that leader. And everything changes, even lapses with the departures and arrivals of leaders.

Microsoft is an example. Reading company blogs, success or failure of a project often seems associated with who's assigned to lead it. And the careers of managers are tracked to predict effectiveness. When someone departs or is promoted, there are discussions of what will happen to the quality of the product.

As bad as committee structures are, I think they're better than reliance on a single individual. The people involved have specific authority and responsibility, of course, but none is in charge of outcomes.

There are two sides to this, I recognize. Still want to uphold the other?; Posted by: Anton Philidor Posted on: 08/15/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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So which is which? Anton Philidor | 08/15/08

From Chapter one, minor comments bcarpent1228@... | 08/15/08

Mea culpa Ross44 | 08/15/08

Thanks! murph_z

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Waiting for the verb Anton Philidor | 08/15/08

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Hail the methodology Anton Philidor | 08/15/08

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