Bloomberg on leaders in offices…
Bloomberg says, “I’ve always believed that management’s ability to influence work habits through edict is limited. Ordering something gets it done, perhaps. When you turn your back, though, employees tends to regress to the same old ways. Physical Plant, however, has a much more lasting impact . . . I issue proclamations telling everyone to work together, but it’s the lack of walls that really makes them do it.”
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This is not just about symbolic egalitarianism. The cultivated chaos of the open office encourages interaction between employees distant from one another on the org chart. Putting himself in the middle of it kept Bloomberg’s finger on the pulse of the organization. “If you lock yourself in your office, I don’t think you can be a good executive,” he says. “It makes absolutely no sense to me.”
Stanley McChrystal quoting Michael Bloomberg, Team of Teams
