I've been in two environments where top leadership disappeared and the power vacuum degenerated into quick land grabs. Negativity ensued shortly thereafter, and it spiraled downward: "This project sucks" went quickly to, "And it's the janitor's fault! Because I *swear* he moved my coffee cup that one time!"
What a great article: what better way to motivate than to point out that leadership doesn't look down. Face forward and you'll move forward. If you do it with the right attitude, everybody will follow.
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This is why I rent out my services,so I don't have to put up with this crap.
It's not so easy to think things through, which is exactly what's required of leaders.
Though the ideas in this post are simple, and possibly obvious, the point is to get us thinking about serious issues. I don't think anyone would claim to be so on top of their projects that a little thought, from a different angle wouldn't be a good thing.
Though the ideas in this post are simple, and possibly obvious, the point is to get us thinking about serious issues. I don't think anyone would claim to be so on top of their projects that a little thought, from a different angle wouldn't be a good thing.
as in bunch of managers?
Are your managers and leaders the same people, if not (generally they aren't), then are they getting in each others way?
Lets say for instance you had a very fragile undocumented system. You pick your biggest problem.
Fixing it properly would disrupt everything and take ages.
Moving towards the goal of fixing it, is a good stick of work, less risk, but very little benefit in and of itself.
Or of course you could just bodge something in there, sweep the suspicious bump under the rug, and hope to get out before you trip over it.
So which do you think will happen?
Are your managers and leaders the same people, if not (generally they aren't), then are they getting in each others way?
Lets say for instance you had a very fragile undocumented system. You pick your biggest problem.
Fixing it properly would disrupt everything and take ages.
Moving towards the goal of fixing it, is a good stick of work, less risk, but very little benefit in and of itself.
Or of course you could just bodge something in there, sweep the suspicious bump under the rug, and hope to get out before you trip over it.
So which do you think will happen?
For something to be wrong, someone must have made a mistake at some point, once the janitor has been staked, job done....
The reason these projects occur and the reason they don't get fixed has naff all to do with people complaining, it has everything to do with denial, cya, cha, and a good dollop of procrastination.
Reasons not to fix anything are too risky it might break, or forthcoming project X will solve most of the problems so we'll wait for that.
I never complain about the software / system as such, calling it crap is merely a clear eyed recognition of fault. What I complain about is not being allowed to make it better.
The reason these projects occur and the reason they don't get fixed has naff all to do with people complaining, it has everything to do with denial, cya, cha, and a good dollop of procrastination.
Reasons not to fix anything are too risky it might break, or forthcoming project X will solve most of the problems so we'll wait for that.
I never complain about the software / system as such, calling it crap is merely a clear eyed recognition of fault. What I complain about is not being allowed to make it better.
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