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One smart guy’s frank take on working in some of the major tech companies

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Re: One smart guy’s frank take on working in some of the major tech companies

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Interesting observation:

I also see a major extrovert bias, which might seem a little funny for tech.

But, again, product managers (or, God forbid, Sales people) are all really subject to the “let’s just get some people in a room” style of planning and problem resolution.

I firmly believe some massive amount of productivity is squandered from people choosing the wrong communication paradigm.

Re: One smart guy’s frank take on working in some of the major tech companies

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Interesting observation: I also see a major extrovert bias, which might seem a little funny for tech. But, again, product managers (or, God forbid, Sales people) are all really subject to the “let’s just get some people in a room” style of planning and problem resolution. I firmly believe some massive amount of productivity is squandered from people choosing the wrong communication paradigm.

Enron is also what can you get when you put the smartest guys in a room. People smart enough to exploit any system and rules, for example free food and gaming the ratings system to the company (and team goals) detriment.

Re: One smart guy’s frank take on working in some of the major tech companies

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post #2

Interesting observation: I also see a major extrovert bias, which might seem a little funny for tech. But, again, product managers (or, God forbid, Sales people) are all really subject to the “let’s just get some people in a room” style of planning and problem resolution. I firmly believe some massive amount of productivity is squandered from people choosing the wrong communication paradigm.

Can you offer suggestions on alternative methods you'd prefer to see?