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Subject:re SERIOUS: Formal vs. informal organizations From:"Mark L. Levinson" <mark -at- MEMCO -dot- CO -dot- IL> Date:Mon, 8 Mar 1999 14:33:16 +0200
Andrew writes:
I am curious about your thoughts on this "informal vs formal" concept.
Mostly, can anyone think up solid, tangible benefits to a
super-formal environment?
** Assuming that the company can't necessarily staff the whole
techwriting department with experienced geniuses, there has
to be a way for the mediocre writers to get things done.
The formal rules help point the way to achieving a certain
level of quality with a certain level of reliability even
if the writer is incapable of creating his own design,
conceiving his own pedagogy, and constructing his own
schedule. At least they should.
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The only way to speak to the imagination is by being concrete.
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