http://blog.deeplocal.com/archives/131 Design & Development for Humans and Machines Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:18:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.deeplocal.com/archives/131/comment-page-1#comment-21 nathanmartin Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:28:11 +0000 http://blog.deeplocal.com/?p=131#comment-21 From the bosses point of view:<br>This process we use only works when you have a team of people like we have here that are passionate about doing great work. Because everyone is constantly thinking while doing, I don't need to manage tasks like the one Matthew describes. I get to focus on the larger company initiatives. Many small companies I have observed tend to look at a process such as our as chaotic and instead decide to mimic the structure, process, and hierarchies imposed by much larger companies that they hope to one day be. I say, as long as we have such an amazing team here, I should take advantage of the competitive advantage that creates for us little guys. I don't need to manage tasks, I trust that everyone here is working for greatness and not simply for a paycheck. Matthew touches on it here, but it deserves to be reiterated. Our self-driven process works because everyone here is awesome at what they do. From the bosses point of view:
This process we use only works when you have a team of people like we have here that are passionate about doing great work. Because everyone is constantly thinking while doing, I don't need to manage tasks like the one Matthew describes. I get to focus on the larger company initiatives. Many small companies I have observed tend to look at a process such as our as chaotic and instead decide to mimic the structure, process, and hierarchies imposed by much larger companies that they hope to one day be. I say, as long as we have such an amazing team here, I should take advantage of the competitive advantage that creates for us little guys. I don't need to manage tasks, I trust that everyone here is working for greatness and not simply for a paycheck. Matthew touches on it here, but it deserves to be reiterated. Our self-driven process works because everyone here is awesome at what they do.

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