[WikiEN-l] Process is evil

[Gordon Joly]

At 14:59 +0100 19/8/06, David Gerard wrote:
>On 19/08/06, David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  I do so wish people would stop trying to legislate cluefulness. Read
>>  [[m:Instruction creep]] until you understand why.
>
>
>And I see someone has added a beautiful and oh so apposite quote to
>[[m:instruction creep]]:
>
>     Process is an embedded reaction to prior stupidity. When I was CTO
>of a web design firm, I noticed in staff meetings that we only ever
>talked about process when we were avoiding talking about people. "We
>need a process to ensure that the client does not get half-finished
>design sketches" is code for "Greg fucked up." The problem, of course,
>is that much of this process nevertheless gets put in place, meaning
>that an organization slowly forms around avoiding the dumbest
>behaviors of its mediocre employees, resulting in layers of gunk that
>keep its best employees from doing interesting work, because they too
>have to sign The Form Designed to Keep You From Doing The Stupid Thing
>That One Guy Did Three Years Ago.
>
>     - Wikis, Grafitti, and Process, Clay Shirky, 2003-08-01
>
>
>- d.


So, who is Greg's manager?

Gordo

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