Full utilisation makes smart people dumb: bad management practice
intellectronica · x · 2026-08-27
Core Argument: Chasing full employee utilization kills thinking time, effectively making smart people stupid.
Key Metaphors:
- Filling the tank with petrol but never starting the motor.
- Buying a supercomputer but not plugging it in.
Advice: If you hire smart, expensive talent, ensure they have at least half of each day to think, reflect, read, experiment, and play. Otherwise, you are wasting their time and your money.
More from Companies & People
- Google Opens Junior PM Role in Tokyo, a Rare Hiring Move Locally — heiga_zen · 2026-08-27
- AI Cancer Vaccine Succeeds in Phase 3, Pricing Projected at $475k — 量子位 · 2026-08-27
- Daily Brief: Nvidia in talks to buy HuggingFace; Alibaba launches Qoder agent workspace — 快鲤鱼 · 2026-08-27
- Codex Community Hosts Global Meetups This Week — paw_lean · 2026-08-27
- Inside Cursor: How a Product-Obsessed Team Became a Generational Startup — a16z Podcast · 2026-08-27
- Hugging Face Acquisition: Commentator Says No Other Option After July Events — RachelVT42 · 2026-08-27