Management Myth 15: I Need People to Work Overtime
Dave, the CIO, strode down the hall to Sarah’s office. Sarah’s the delivery services manager. He walked in, carefully closed the door, and...
Read MoreManagement Myth 14: I Must Always Have a Solution to the Problem
Janet hesitated before going down the hall to David’s office. She turned around and sat back down and sighed. Steve stopped by her cubicle...
Read MoreManagement Myth 13: I Must Never Admit My Mistakes
“Juliet, I really screwed up big time. What am I going to do?” Romeo moaned as he plunked himself down in his VP’s office. “I can tell...
Read MoreManagement Myth #12: I Must Promote the Best Technical Person to Be a Manager
“I need a little breathing room in my group,” Carl said to Steve. “I have fifteen people reporting directly to me, and you and I both know...
Read MoreAgile Has Not Crossed the Chasm, A Contrarian View
Note: I wrote this article in 2011. It was published in 2012. I hope at some point this article will be wrong. I hear all the time from...
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