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Scott.Young (1/9/2009)
...Unfortunately image does matter to the upper management of Corporate America.
Yes, yes. I have been waiting for those ol' boys to retire. Not just to change the dress code...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
January 9, 2009 at 7:24 am
Brad M. McGehee (1/9/2009)
... so the more skills you have, the more valuable you become to a company
Note: It is not only good to have those skills, but you must...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
January 9, 2009 at 6:34 am
What???? Managers as facilitators and not dictators?
Steve, that's blasphemy.
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
January 8, 2009 at 9:24 am
I also agree with blandry. We are all replaceable, no matter how much we try to hide the secrets of our position to others.
As far as training and upgrading...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
January 8, 2009 at 7:21 am
I found that this article really reflected a management point of view - as opposed to a programmer point of view. As a manager, what should you implement to make...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
January 7, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I've never worked at a place where IT people get the prime offices. I work in a shared office right now, but all of the other IT people have their...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
January 6, 2009 at 10:55 am
I never saw all of these people as one camp. I always saw them as two camps. There are the people who are interested in the engineering or psychology or...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
December 23, 2008 at 7:10 am
dphillips (12/15/2008)
Steve Jones - Editor (12/12/2008)
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
December 15, 2008 at 11:41 am
Steve Jones - Editor (12/11/2008)
Hey, I can't cause trouble every day.
Focus, Steve. It's all about priorities. 😉
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
December 11, 2008 at 8:25 am
Ya, basically:
1) Don't make assumptions
2) Be organized
This applies to many situations including this one here.
Good reminder Steve, but not very controversial or juicy.
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
December 11, 2008 at 7:50 am
I find that my productivity goes up a LOT when I am not interrrupted from work. I share an office right now, and although I really like my office-mate, when...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
December 10, 2008 at 11:16 am
Steve Jones - Editor (12/9/2008)
... and putting things into one folder would be nice for me.
Oh, you mean the deleted items folder? 😛
Hee hee.:hehe:
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
December 10, 2008 at 8:21 am
Carla Wilson (12/9/2008)
I ... have set up rules to take incoming mail and moving it to the project folders ...
I have a major problem with people who use automatic email...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
December 9, 2008 at 8:11 am
I find that if the company that I work for has (wisely) implimented a bug tracking system and good related protocols (so that I don't get a bug that says...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
December 9, 2008 at 7:40 am
My vice is my money spending habits. If someone gave me a million dollars, I would have no problem spending it in a week. I have a positive net worth,...
Mia
I have come to the conclusion that the top man has one principle responsibility: to provide an atmosphere in which creative mavericks can do useful work.
-- David M. Ogilvy
December 5, 2008 at 7:10 am
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