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Steering vs Rowing
A metaphor contrasting hands-on execution of work ('rowing') with directing and overseeing how work gets done ('steering'), often used to describe shifts in job responsibilities driven by automation.
Steering vs Rowing
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- Write to 70% completion, then bring in others for feedback
- Read your own document in full before asking others to
- Communicate decisions with mocks and results instead of long documents
- Use recurring culture questions to coach speed and usage
- Pitch the product narrative to many people before finalizing the product
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… had someone on who talked about like the job used to be rowing and now it's steering and I was like I feel like there's a lot of people out in the world right now that are like I don't want to steer.
I do think that increasingly the future of work will look more like steering than rowing
Concept
Steering vs Rowing
A metaphor contrasting hands-on execution of work ('rowing') with directing and overseeing how work gets done ('steering'), often used to describe shifts in job responsibilities driven by automation.
Related Concepts2
Related Frameworks1
Related Practices10
- Write to 70% completion, then bring in others for feedback
- Read your own document in full before asking others to
- Communicate decisions with mocks and results instead of long documents
- Use recurring culture questions to coach speed and usage
- Pitch the product narrative to many people before finalizing the product
Ask about this concept
Transcript mentions
… had someone on who talked about like the job used to be rowing and now it's steering and I was like I feel like there's a lot of people out in the world right now that are like I don't want to steer.
I do think that increasingly the future of work will look more like steering than rowing