| A few tips: Lots of hackers are introverts. They are wired differently from founders and ceos (who have gravitated towards a life full of constant interactions with people). Hackers don't mind being "in the zone" for hours at a time to work on a problem. Sometimes this means coding, but sometimes this just means having enough quiet time to just sit an think while they turn a problem over in their mind. This is required. Another side to the introvert thing -- I believe "open plan seating" is a fundamental disconnect between extroverted decision-makers and introverted knowledge workers. It is not surprising to me that productivity has skyrocketed for problem-solvers working from home. Another tip is to ask "what do you think?" then listen. Then wait even longer and listen some more. The absolute best business people I've worked with were masters of this. The worst would already have made decisions and questions were just checkboxes. (this works everywhere in life, but is particularly relevant to the really smart people at the top of the tech tree) also, hacker doesn't mean criminals who break into computers. Go with the original meaning (well, the one after carriage driver) reading: https://stallman.org/articles/on-hacking.html |
Do you have a source with data to back that up? The early indicators of the efficacy of WFH that I've seen have been pretty mixed.