Power, hierarchy and OS

[ingrid ebeling ebus]

It`s a good point , I love it.
Ingrid

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On 28.11.2009, at 19:10, Harrison Owen wrote:

>  “I often get the question from managers “would’nt it be better if  
> we stayed out of the conversations?”.
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> Katia – the “never-fail” response for such managerial questions is,  
> “If you have no value to add, you definitely should stay out.”  
> Seems to catch them at an odd point.
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> Katia
> Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 1:50 AM
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> Raffi, thank you for the reference to the OS Idea Book (and Lisa  
> for writing it!). I was just about to post a question about whether  
> such a document exists. I often get the question from managers  
> “would’nt it be better if we stayed out of the conversations?”. I  
> love it when they raise this point, because it allows me to explore  
> the subject. But often I only meet a design team / part of the  
> management, and having a document that can be used as a reference  
> will definitely help.
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> I’m off to Amazon now, to purchase the book!
> Katia
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