Process-Driven Work

By Nick Olson in career on

A thought hit me earlier today about the role of processes in our (humans) work. As I observe it, I think we can divide work into either being focused on the process (leading to outcomes) or on the outcomes (driven by process). In the former (i.e., process-focused work), the…

Career Thought: work by the hour or work by the outcome

By Nick Olson in career on

During a stretch of recent downtime, my brain got to thinking about some economic aspects of labor, specifically as it relates to professional careers. While the idea spun around in my head, I eventually distilled my thinking down to two key compensation models for professional labor: 1. You either get…