Comments on: The Best Way of Contact http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/02/best-way-of-contact.html Dealing with software projects in real life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/02/best-way-of-contact.html#comment-1794 Pawel Brodzinski Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:52:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/02/the-best-way-of-contact.html#comment-1794 Actually being successful makes me comfortable after all, so it compensate some stress during the process of exchanging information. For me that's the helpful pleasant thing you write about. Actually being successful makes me comfortable after all, so it compensate some stress during the process of exchanging information. For me that’s the helpful pleasant thing you write about.

]]> By: Roman Oksyukovski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/02/best-way-of-contact.html#comment-1793 Roman Oksyukovski Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:24:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/02/the-best-way-of-contact.html#comment-1793 "I prefer to be successful than to feel a bit more comfortable" - great words and this can become a name for your book :).<br/>But I think people should think about their internal comfort. Just imagine yourself when you are 60, successful manager\businessman, but feeling no comfort. I don't think this is the thing you want.<br/>I think if you don't like doing something (e.g. calling) you should try to find something that attracts you in that process and feel good doing that with that small attractive details. “I prefer to be successful than to feel a bit more comfortable” – great words and this can become a name for your book :).
But I think people should think about their internal comfort. Just imagine yourself when you are 60, successful manager\businessman, but feeling no comfort. I don’t think this is the thing you want.
I think if you don’t like doing something (e.g. calling) you should try to find something that attracts you in that process and feel good doing that with that small attractive details.

]]> By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/02/best-way-of-contact.html#comment-1792 Pawel Brodzinski Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:30:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/02/the-best-way-of-contact.html#comment-1792 Nothing special I guess. <br/><br/>First thing is I expect from my people that they will use direct contact (usually a phone call) if the case is urgent. Since I hate hypocrisy I always expect something from myself and then from the team. That keeps me me facing my fears.<br/><br/>Second thing I've mentioned in the post - I prefer to be successful than to feel a bit more comfortable. Getting needed information quickly is just more important for me.<br/><br/>Third thing is I always try to learn from my past experience and my past experience says that in some situations indirect communication fails. I don't like to fail. No one does. <br/><br/>There's one more: I invited a habit to call customers/partners/subcontractors/team members. The more you call the easier it becomes. First phone call to a manager of a maintenance team on a customer's side was a real stress. Today, after few months, I called him just to ask if our systems was making well during the Valentine's Day. After we get known better it's easier to overcome me fears. Nothing special I guess.

First thing is I expect from my people that they will use direct contact (usually a phone call) if the case is urgent. Since I hate hypocrisy I always expect something from myself and then from the team. That keeps me me facing my fears.

Second thing I’ve mentioned in the post – I prefer to be successful than to feel a bit more comfortable. Getting needed information quickly is just more important for me.

Third thing is I always try to learn from my past experience and my past experience says that in some situations indirect communication fails. I don’t like to fail. No one does.

There’s one more: I invited a habit to call customers/partners/subcontractors/team members. The more you call the easier it becomes. First phone call to a manager of a maintenance team on a customer’s side was a real stress. Today, after few months, I called him just to ask if our systems was making well during the Valentine’s Day. After we get known better it’s easier to overcome me fears.

]]> By: Roman Oksyukovski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/02/best-way-of-contact.html#comment-1791 Roman Oksyukovski Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:59:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/02/the-best-way-of-contact.html#comment-1791 Excellent article. Good thoughts about communication.<br/>You've mentioned that you have some personal barriers to call somebody using telephone. How do you compete with this bad habbit? Excellent article. Good thoughts about communication.
You’ve mentioned that you have some personal barriers to call somebody using telephone. How do you compete with this bad habbit?

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