Mindfulness - Meditation Audio Tracks. The Ostrich Effect | Piscean Blogger. On average most of us spend over 50% of the hours that we are awake in our lives at work. Some of us spend even more time there. With that being said, it should come as no surprise that events in the workplace significantly effect our emotions. Today I want to touch on something called the Ostrich Effect as I think most of us have probably experienced it in one way or another. The Ostrich Effect occurs when we routinely find ourselves stuck in seemingly unsolvable problems-with bosses, co-workers, groups, departments etc. It usually comes to life through a sequence of events that, unless interrupted, result in harmless problems between people at work becoming harmful.
The basic sequence goes a bit like this: So I bet some of you are wondering what on earth this has to do with an ostrich and why it’s in the title? The name comes from the common legend that ostriches bury their heads in the sand to avoid conflict. The Ostrich Effect begins with very particular moments. Like this: Like Loading... Open plan offices suck. Why people are finally waking up to it.
Garden Home Rooms and Garden Offices - Homestead Buildings. How to work from home » home working & home business success. Fog Creek’s Ad Hoc Remote Work Policy, or, Working From Grandma’s House. September 12th, 2013 by Rich Armstrong Not grandma.source Once every few months someone walks into my office and says, “Hey, I’ve got this (reunion|wedding|grandparent). I’d like to figure out how to spend some more time with my family.
Can I work remotely from my grandma’s house for a few days?” I always said yes, and got pretty uneven results. When someone wasn’t productive, it was usually due to unforeseen circumstances that seemed obvious after the fact. Two important things that this is list is NOT applicable to: Working from home waiting for the cable guy or a mattress delivery. One thing this list is kinda applicable to: Permanent remote work. When you’re used to working in the office and you leave it, you’re like a snail without a shell. Don’t be coy. That’s it! Enterprise Architecture: From Incite comes Insight...: December 2008. Wednesday, December 31, 2008 What those words mean on your annual performance review... # posted by James McGovern @ 11:59 PM | | View blog reactions Tuesday, December 30, 2008 What do enterprise architects do all day?
I took one week off and now have exactly 1086 new unread messages in my inbox. Tomorrow, I will be in the office hoping not to spend all day simply managing email... # posted by James McGovern @ 11:45 AM Do Enterprise Architects realize when they are being enterprisey? The adjective "enterprisey" is sometimes used to imply the software recommendation is overly complex even for large organizations and simpler, proven solutions are available...
Alan Pelz-Sharpe asked who loves the incumbent vendor and talks about this scenario from the perspective of relationship where over time legacy products grow features that aren't really that useful. Let's acknowledge that software vendors have a vested interest in ensuring that enterprise architects also stay enterprisey. Liberty Alliance 2.0. Time SkillSheet 2006 - {75f6688f-cb2d-401c-9ecc-37de95a6e5d7}_Time_Skill_Sheet. The Worklife Wheel.ppt - {3f826965-473a-45f2-83c3-4d8aecbed18b}_The_Worklife_Wheel.