they dont scale. across people or time. in person, and actual standing (which one boss insisted on) are the worst. phone conf a little better but still bad. wastes so much time. even the textual status versions can be annoying and put pressure on you to "game" it to not look bad. if someone is working on essentially one thing only and that lasts over many days or weeks it becomes a maddening grind to have to say the same exact thing everyday. and it can make you feel bad as a "slacker" if you dont have as much exciting stuff to report new each day. in short it becomes yet enough tool for coworkers to abuse in the name of politics and getting ahead
that said... I like the potential of them. and I think it might be possible to do them right. but theyre certainly optimized to be best for the manager, maybe a net win for him, and a net lose for each of his reports.
caveat: I might have experienced them "done wrong" more than done right. so will keep an open mind that the latter is possible
that said... I like the potential of them. and I think it might be possible to do them right. but theyre certainly optimized to be best for the manager, maybe a net win for him, and a net lose for each of his reports.
caveat: I might have experienced them "done wrong" more than done right. so will keep an open mind that the latter is possible