Nerdherding for BeginnersWorking with nerds for fun and profitAll Managers are Clueless (lament of a new manager)- July 12, 2006 Everyone knows that managers are clueless. They set impossible deadlines, they can&8217;t delegate properly, they keep changing priorities and so on. Google has 1.8 million pages when searching for clueless manager. Clearly there is a lot of cluelessness going on. In fact managers are so clueless that most nerds don&8217;t bother ...http://www.nerdherding.net/2006/07/12/all-managers-are-clueless-lament-of-a-new-manager/ The telephone test- July 5, 2006 I have a simple test that tells you a lot about the culture of any organisation. There are two questions you need answer: If you are talking one on one in their office do managers generally answer the phone when it rings (thereby interrupting your conversation) or do they leave it for voicemail Do managers regularly choose ...http://www.nerdherding.net/2006/07/05/the-telephone-test/ |