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Managing an on-site group from an off-site location is practically
suicide. (Ask how I know ... and I was just on another floor!) The
dynamics of supervision means catching the near-disasters you overhear
being discussed in the hallway outside your door/cubicle, watching for
tensions between parties with conflicting deadlines and priorities, and
so on. That's not to say working at home a day a week is a bad thing,
but there's no substitute for physical presence as a manager.
Rahel (feeling relatively ineloquent this morning)
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric J. Ray [mailto:ejray -at- RAYCOMM -dot- COM]
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 1998 8:58 AM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: FWD: Offsite Management
Name withheld upon request. Please reply on list.
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I would be interested to know if anyone has, or feels it is possible to
manage a pubs department while working off-site either part time or full
time. Does the size of the department affect one's ability to do this?
Or
do you think it just is not a good idea?
