Quickie: Category Error
Category errors (or category mistakes) abound in life, and work. In particular, there’s the category error of regarding collaborative knowledge work – such as software or product development – as like some other category of work. And then expecting the work to work like that other – probably more familiar – category of work.
This only and ever leads to management monstrosities.
Here’s the thing: does your organisation make this kind of category error? And the consequences?