> RoMunn wrote: > traditional model and they trust it. Lots of middle managers simply fear > giving up control.
It's 3 things: (1.) Collaboration and access. Some jobs, especially creative ones, are best done together. JAD sessions, marketing design, etc are all best done in room with whiteboards. Also there can be many information emergencies when you need the ability to bring someone into a room. (2.) Measuring progress. As a manager, when you can drop by a desk at any time and see where progress is, work through a few niggles, pass along a few tidbits, you lower overhead. That doesn't happen with remote workers. (3.) Management talent. The best managers manage work not chairs. Many times managers simply don't understand how to break down projects and operations into chunks that are easily managed piecemeal. And, as someone already said, work that can be done remotely is the easiest to outsource. But even when you need to be there for things, that doesn't mean you always have to be at a desk. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:250241 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
