At the beginning of the year I started a journal to record what I was reading while walking on the treadmill.  It was the best time for me to catch up with the industry-related publications I got in the mail.  When I was finished with those, I would pick from the magazines available at the healthclub.  People and Us Weekly were always lying around but so were Forbes, Newsweek, Entrepreneur and Inc.  After nearly three months, the journal was overflowing with articles on business and references to websites of amazing artwork and award winning architecture.  I decided the information needed to shared with others ~~ so goes the introduction of another blog on the world wide web.  I’m not much of a writer so you’ll mostly find links to other articles I found interesting.  Maybe you’ll be intrigued; maybe not but here goes ~~ Day One.

Inc. Magazine, Feb 2010  “A Little Less Conversation” by Joel Spolsky

http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100201/a-little-less-conversation.html

Having worked on projects both large and small, I could relate to this article.  Communication on a project is very important but too much communication can become counter-productive.  Inviting everyone to a meeting results in long meetings with unnecessary (sometimes unrelated) discussions; copying everyone on an email is distracting to most.  Having everyone weigh in on a decision before implementing it is a waste of time and money.  Scheduling a meeting every time a decision needs to be made can cause delays leading to cost over-runs.  Putting one person in charge of communication can reduce the flow of communication and possibly keep the correct information on track.  What has your experience been?