Why does nobody talk about how bad management kills creativity in glass shops?
I hear a lot of glassblowers say that a firm hand is needed to run a hot shop well. But from what I've seen, that approach often backfires. In my last studio, the manager would hover over every bench, correcting us mid-puff. It made the room tense and mistakes more common. Now I work in a place where we discuss ideas before starting, and our pieces have more life. Sure, some direction is good, but constant oversight just isn't the way. We should give more credit to teams that trust each other.