Management Myth #11: The Team Needs a Cheerleader!
“We have mandatory all-hands meeting this afternoon. I’m going to have a stomachache then,” David said. “What do you mean?” Jenny asked....
Read MoreManagement Myth #8: I Can Still Do Significant Technical Work
“You know, if you want something done, you just have to do it yourself,” Clive muttered as he strode down to his office. Susan looked up...
Read MoreMyth #5: We Can and Must Have an Objective Ranking System
“It’s time for our annual management meeting to rank everyone in engineering,” Don, the VP started to explain to his three directors....
Read MoreManagement Myth #4: I Don’t Need One-on-Ones
“I know what the people in my group are doing, Johanna. Each and every one of them.” “But you have twenty-five people in your group,...
Read MoreManagement Myth #10: I Can Measure the Work by the Time People Spend at Work
“Have you heard the new thing that Andrew is doing?” Gabe asked, shaking his head as he headed towards the cafeteria with Cynthia. “No,...
Read MoreHow to Use Iteration Zero—Or Not
Do you use Iteration Zero for your agile projects? An Iteration Zero is an iteration where you set up all the servers, make sure you have...
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