Comments for Leading Geeks Company http://leadinggeeks.com Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:06:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on How to Make Your People Accountable by Jon Grunzweig http://leadinggeeks.com/how-to-make-your-people-accountable/#comment-72 Jon Grunzweig Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:06:36 +0000 http://leadinggeeks.com/?p=946#comment-72 Helping to contribute to the accountability puzzle with geeks, is what I call the IT Paradox: Geeks expect adherence to process by users, but resist structure in their own domain. Users must follow the process for submitting requests; however, following change control is just getting in the way. Interestingly, once a geek sees how change control actually reduces stress and creates more predictability, they reverse course and begin to 'comply'. Well, at least they are less resistant.... Helping to contribute to the accountability puzzle with geeks, is what I call the IT Paradox: Geeks expect adherence to process by users, but resist structure in their own domain. Users must follow the process for submitting requests; however, following change control is just getting in the way. Interestingly, once a geek sees how change control actually reduces stress and creates more predictability, they reverse course and begin to ‘comply’. Well, at least they are less resistant….

]]> Comment on Project failures even worse than we thought by Projetos de TI: 400% acima do orçamento e 25% dos benefícios esperados « Vida de Programador http://leadinggeeks.com/harvard-business-review-on-it-projects-bankrupting-companies/#comment-43 Projetos de TI: 400% acima do orçamento e 25% dos benefícios esperados « Vida de Programador Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:50:35 +0000 http://leadinggeeks.com/?p=568#comment-43 [...] Glen afirmou que seria esperada uma distribuição dos atrasos nos projetos em curva de sino, mas, supreendentemente, este não foi o caso. Um número desproporcional de [...] [...] Glen afirmou que seria esperada uma distribuição dos atrasos nos projetos em curva de sino, mas, supreendentemente, este não foi o caso. Um número desproporcional de [...]

]]> Comment on En-lightening up on each other by When Objectivity Is a Trap | Leading Geeks Company http://leadinggeeks.com/en-lightening-up-on-each-other/#comment-19 When Objectivity Is a Trap | Leading Geeks Company Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:13:39 +0000 http://leadinggeeks.com/?p=1002#comment-19 [...] irrefutable, it’s important to consider that intuition has an important role to play at work, and respect for intuition is very important if you want to build relationships with non-mechanical people. In fact, an [...] [...] irrefutable, it’s important to consider that intuition has an important role to play at work, and respect for intuition is very important if you want to build relationships with non-mechanical people. In fact, an [...]

]]> Comment on En-lightening up on each other by Rebecca http://leadinggeeks.com/en-lightening-up-on-each-other/#comment-15 Rebecca Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:17:37 +0000 http://leadinggeeks.com/?p=1002#comment-15 this conversation about conversation is so fascinating. though I often have difficulty and suffer pangs of "pain" when unable to find the right words, i don't feel OK with that. i've learned some hard lessons in graduate school where the ability to articulate an idea was demanded, expected and if you weren't able to, you were a failure. i also always end up with rational, need for evidence men, so that has shaped me too.so i tend to look down on emotional reasoning now. this conversation about conversation is so fascinating.

though I often have difficulty and suffer pangs of “pain” when unable to find the right words, i don’t feel OK with that. i’ve learned some hard lessons in graduate school where the ability to articulate an idea was demanded, expected and if you weren’t able to, you were a failure. i also always end up with rational, need for evidence men, so that has shaped me too.so i tend to look down on emotional reasoning now.

]]> Comment on En-lightening up on each other by Paul http://leadinggeeks.com/en-lightening-up-on-each-other/#comment-9 Paul Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:03:35 +0000 http://leadinggeeks.com/?p=1002#comment-9 I love this conversation. It really illuminates why we need to have this conversation. I love this conversation. It really illuminates why we need to have this conversation.

]]> Comment on The Problem with Problems by En-Lightening Up on Each Other | Leading Geeks Company http://leadinggeeks.com/the-problem-with-problems/#comment-8 En-Lightening Up on Each Other | Leading Geeks Company Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:40:33 +0000 http://leadinggeeks.com/?p=838#comment-8 [...] The other day my friend Bob and I got into a warm discussion about discussion. We were both embodying a core difference between geeks and non-geeks, which Paul has called “The Problem with Problems.” [...] [...] The other day my friend Bob and I got into a warm discussion about discussion. We were both embodying a core difference between geeks and non-geeks, which Paul has called “The Problem with Problems.” [...]

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