sleep and work

They actually have a commonality :)

Both can only happen at the end of a process.

We can not instantaneously sleep whenever we choose to nor finish work. We have to start, move along the phases and then, expectedly to some and magically to others, it happens :)

Another common denominator is that both can not be done when we are interrupted or distracted. Both need our full effort and full concentration in order to happen :)

No wonder we feel sleepy when we are trying to work :)

Seriously now. In a baritone voice, Aslan-like, how can we, 21st century "managers", remove distractions and interruptions from the offices?

Should we ban the usual suspect, Facebook and alike, in our offices?

Isn't that the 21st century version of a 15-minute coffee break or yosi-break? If you ask me, I'd rather have my work collaborators open their Facebook account rather than apathetically allowing them to inhale carcinogens which will only make them look older than necessary. Which, by the way, may increase water consumption because they have to brush their teeth after. It may also not be good to the environment because the waste management companies have to deal with cigarette filters and plastic wrappers of the menthol candy they will take after the life-shortening ritual :)

But would the Facebook-friendly stance open me up for abuse?

If that happens, it only means my recruitment and selection chops need to be sharpened for I chose the wrong person to collaborate with. If we are passionate students of the management craft, we need to seek out true collaborators. Not free loaders.

"... why think like mere men?"