To be clear, the Y-Axis is total decisions made. It seems there is always a sweet spot in the length of meetings, and most the action happens when you know the clock is ticking.
Archive for the 'Line Graph' Category
Meeting Effectiveness
December 1, 2009Awesome Solutions
November 25, 2009
It seems to me that the best solutions are always found for the hardest problems.
The Happiness of Sadists
November 11, 2009
I wonder what would happen to sadist happiness if everyone was a sadist?
This post was inspired by someone at work (no, I’m not kidding).
Traffic when you are in a hurry
October 30, 2009
This one is inspired by a NRMA ad on the radio about how the faster you need to go, the slower the traffic is.
Interuptions and Focus
October 29, 2009
I heard somewhere that the average knowledge worker is interrupted every 11 minutes, but takes 25 minutes to fully regain focus.
100 Views!
October 27, 2009
The Graph Blog had it 100th view today, 5 days before its target (and reasonably quick for a new blog). Next benchmark 500!
The Mythical Man Month
October 25, 2009
Adding extra people to a project doesn’t necessarily make the project run any faster (especially towards the end of the project). The cost of communication between team members eventually exceeds the benefit gained by new team members.
Insomnia
October 24, 2009
Whenever I need sleep to make sure I am ready for tomorrow, I often find it hard to sleep. Perhaps my brain is thinking too much about whatever reason it is I need to sleep…
Broken Windows
October 23, 2009
There was an experiment done a while back where a car was left unattended in a dangerous neighborhood. The car stayed there for days before anyone touched it. Then they broke a single window and within hours the car had been stripped bare.
Whenever you want to maintain a high standard of quality in something, you have to quickly crack down on every small error. Otherwise you’ll quickly have systematic problems.
Phone calls when you aren’t around
October 22, 2009
At work we always get more calls for Person X when they are in a meeting or out for lunch. It makes me wonder if there is a secret web cam set up in the office and that the general population is all in on a big prank against us.
