People in managerial roles are right to emphasize the importance of constant communication to their job—as it exists right now. If your team currently operates using the hyperactive hive mind workflow, then it’s crucial to monitor your communication channels closely. In the hive mind, managers are often at the center of a web of ad hoc connections—if they step back, the whole clunking contraption grinds to a halt. But given all the different ways we could work, is this hyperactive messaging really the best way to manage teams, or departments, or even whole organizations?
