What do bosses do all day? The shocking truth...(economist.com)

12 pointsby spottinessvor 15 Jahren8 comments

What do bosses do all day? The shocking truth...

http://www.economist.com/node/18651811?story_id=18651811&CFID=170279948&CFTOKEN=21491131

8 comments

pstackvor 15 Jahren

My boss sends out desperate emails to the team all day, using goofy platitudes like "we can do this - let's drive our main focus" and "focus and execute", to get us to keep him from losing his job in a top-heavy company with too many managers.

jarinvor 15 Jahren

While I don't doubt that CEOs work a lot, I wouldn't trust the accuracy of this study all that much. The CEOs knew their activity was being recorded by their assistants, so it likely affected their behavior.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

dazzawazzavor 15 Jahren

This article talks about Italian bosses. It would be interesting to compare bosses across the top 8 (or so) economies across different sectors and business sizes.

jinushaunvor 15 Jahren

Simple: The higher up the chain you are, the more meetings you attend. It's not unusual for managers to have their entire day filled with meetings.

vipivipvor 15 Jahren

Well all I know is some bosses get paid in the tune of millions while companies they run perform poorly every quarter.

OstiaAnticavor 15 Jahren

Don't forget, upper management's often unwarranted high pay is in part to incentivize the broad ranks of hopeful middle management.

signa11vor 15 Jahren

just amazing "....But not every boss thinks he needs more time for thinking. 'You can hire McKinsey to do that for you,' says one."

curtinvor 15 Jahren

Not very shocking if you ask me.