Basecamp offers an interesting take on this. Basically, treat your office like you would a library, regardless if you are a maker or a manager.
Too bad most don't have the discipline for it.<p>I've recently been stuck in the purgatory between the two schedules, having to manage a small team and do my own work at the same time. Totally ruined my productivity. I wish it were as easy as finding the right productivity tool...
+1 for writing things down instead of scheduling a meeting for every little thing. At my previous company, every day started with a massive 30+ people standup -_-