IDG Contributor Network: Why 'management by flying around' is necessary in a distributed world

You may have heard about MBWA - management by walking around. The theory states that you will know what is happening in your organization if you get out of your office or away from your cubicle and witness firsthand how your people are doing their work. I expect you are doing this around your office already. If not, stop reading, stand up, go visit someone, then come back.My extension of MBWA is what I think of as MBFA - management by flying around. If you are managing a distributed organization