Being caught up in the day to day functions of the studio, it’s easy to mentally distance yourself from the gravity of the simple tasks that keep things flowing. A pause to glance at the “Apple time clock app” reminds Heather Murray that the moving parts require action in order to keep the studio’s processes in motion.
Regina Rubino or Robert Louey typically organizes the coordination of travel, appointments, and conference calls, then Heather calendars them and schedules calls or sets up the calls. As she’s entering simple data (trees if you will) Heather is taking notice of where/when these datelines are occurring. Topically, she’s filling in the blanks (names, emails, dial in numbers) and following up with confirming reminder emails or calls. But the back story is, that each call, each appointment, and every travel date requires awareness of distance and time of the coordinating parties. “Are there samples/projects/materials that participants need to have in front of them for the call or appointment? If so, how long will it take for FedEx to get them there?" [FedEx takes three days to deliver to Asia, two days to the Bahamas or Europe.] Are there weather or other events that could slow things down? How does that effect deadlines here in the studio?
“I need to be aware and keep the designers apprised of how the dynamics of time and travel are going to impact their timelines.” This is the forrest. The bigger picture.
Tomorrow, read about the Building Blocks of Matter...
