Most sales pitches that arrive in the mail end up in the trash, but not those sent out by Sunny Waterbeds & Accessories Inc. "We need to get managers managing again," he said. He recommends that companies take a closer look at their staffing needs and redefine job responsibilities. Sassone, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and the author of the study.Īlso, he said, in today's economic downturn, clerical workers are often the first to lose their jobs.īut Sassone warned that companies should make the cuts carefully or they will see productivity fall as middle-management officers are forced to pick up the extra duties. The reason for the increase in distractions: A growing emphasis on office automation.Ĭompanies today rely more on personal computers and cut out administrative or support workers, said Peter G. Meanwhile, they end up devoting a bigger chunk of the work week _ almost one-third _ to clerical jobs and non-productive tasks, including travel to meetings. crib courses and readings of Edgar Allen Poe.Ī recent study shows middle-level managers spend only about one-fourth of their time managing.
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