http://leanstartups.com/2009/06/how-a-foosball-table-can-kill-your-startup.html Best practices in lean business operations, technology, and other areas pertinent to success of startups, small, and mid-market businesses. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:36:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://leanstartups.com/2009/06/how-a-foosball-table-can-kill-your-startup.html#comment-3461 Apolinaras Sinkevicius Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:44:55 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=406#comment-3461 I hear you, but at the same time you are missing the point. Gimmicks have very short lifespan. Check out part two to the article where I mention actual observed utilization, discriminatory nature of many of those choices we make, and what are better options. I hear you, but at the same time you are missing the point. Gimmicks have very short lifespan. Check out part two to the article where I mention actual observed utilization, discriminatory nature of many of those choices we make, and what are better options.

]]> http://leanstartups.com/2009/06/how-a-foosball-table-can-kill-your-startup.html#comment-3460 Roy Rodenstein Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:55:38 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=406#comment-3460 I have a more nuanced viewpoint on this... As a manager I hate distractions and reduced productivity. But some of the best people I've worked with were also the biggest foosball players (I suck so I never played :) And one of the greatest hackers I know likes to have a tv or video playing in the background... don't ask me why but the guy is in serious Flow, somehow it helps. I guess my summary is, disruptions == bad, but teambuilding and giving great contributors more freedom == good. I have a more nuanced viewpoint on this… As a manager I hate distractions and reduced productivity. But some of the best people I've worked with were also the biggest foosball players (I suck so I never played And one of the greatest hackers I know likes to have a tv or video playing in the background… don't ask me why but the guy is in serious Flow, somehow it helps. I guess my summary is, disruptions == bad, but teambuilding and giving great contributors more freedom == good.

]]> http://leanstartups.com/2009/06/how-a-foosball-table-can-kill-your-startup.html#comment-2275 Chanda | BizDharma.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:04:50 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=406#comment-2275 Very True Apollo. The biggest way to kill employee productivity is to hit his morale. Leaders take decisions that pertain to an employee's daily life and forget about the "buy in", they are not even asked before implementing such changes. Rather than concentrating on getting new toys I believe the better way is to Ask them - the internal customers what can be done better for them... .-= Chanda | BizDharma.com´s last blog .. =-. Very True Apollo. The biggest way to kill employee productivity is to hit his morale. Leaders take decisions that pertain to an employee’s daily life and forget about the “buy in”, they are not even asked before implementing such changes. Rather than concentrating on getting new toys I believe the better way is to Ask them – the internal customers what can be done better for them…
.-= Chanda | BizDharma.com´s last blog .. =-.

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