I realize I talk so much about “context” in this blog, it might sound like I’m just tossing around management jargon to sound smart. So let me take this opportunity to clarify about what “context” means and why it actually is important in the work we do, whether you’re a manager or an individual contributor….
Tag: management by context
Are Rules Ruining Your Team?
On the topic of “management by context, not control”, I wanted to write a bit about a realization I came to just recently. Reflecting on how my year had gone, I couldn’t help but think there was something innately self-defeating about setting too many rules in your team. Rules – restrictions, deadlines, quotas – are…