- Don't let people fail on their own
- Don't let people succeed on their own
- Don't let people sign up
- Don't let people own up and be accountable
- Emphasis external motivation; de-emphasis inherent value
- Treat people like children
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Of course, some of these need to be taken with a grain of salt, or could be loosely interpreted.
E.g. Don't let people fail on their own. A corollary is that if you let people fail too often on their own, they may not feel like part of the team and lose commitment or motivation towards the common goal.
Or have I misread this?
Good catch Patrick. I should have added something like: Emphasise that they're here to help you and you're not available to help them.
Would it be too inquisitive to ask what triggered this post? Are these some behaviors you've had to deal with recently?
It's always something that happens recently but it could be something I just read or something very subtle that is really just the last piece of a thought that's been building for a while.
In this case, it's a recent observation of a subtle aspect that clarified something I've been thinking about for a while.
FWIW the "fall on their own" came across loud and clear. Agree they all need some interpretation, but I like the non-intuitive sound of it - I kind of hope you *don't* qualify it if you include it again.
I can't resist adding some:
* Stifle enthusiasm
* Ignore team conflicts
* Assign work on the basis of arbitrary "bodies" and "man-hours"
* Mock perfectionism
Again, the usual caveats ...
Ant that one also applies to CC.
See my point coming? More on the -dev list in the forthcoming days.
I love the thought about failing. Delegation is an important training tool, and giving people enough rope that they can fail stretches them. I challenge my managers in their own delegation with the question, "When was the last time you let someone fail?"
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