Comments on: Half Time Work, Full Time Results http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/07/half-time-work-full-time-results.html Dealing with software projects in real life Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:56:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/07/half-time-work-full-time-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-1886 Pawel Brodzinski Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:46:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/07/half-time-work-full-time-results.html#comment-1886 Sure, there's nothing wrong with motivating the team to work more efficiently, but doing that by negative examples (and Albert <i>is</i> a negative example - I insist on that one) isn't the right path. <br/><br/>I've always tried to praise people who maybe aren't the best when talking about knowledge or experience, but lead the team in commitment and will to help others. You underline positive attributes then. Sure, there’s nothing wrong with motivating the team to work more efficiently, but doing that by negative examples (and Albert is a negative example – I insist on that one) isn’t the right path.

I’ve always tried to praise people who maybe aren’t the best when talking about knowledge or experience, but lead the team in commitment and will to help others. You underline positive attributes then.

]]> By: bas http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/07/half-time-work-full-time-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-1885 bas Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:29:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/07/half-time-work-full-time-results.html#comment-1885 The problem I have is rigidness of his statement: leave me alone and I am not working any longer than 20 hrs. That would be a killer for the team dynamics. So i would also go with the no. (if it a one person gig-by all means, have a ball)<br/><br/>That being said, there is nothing wrong with motivating your team to be effective, and manage on results and not on time spend behind a desk. However, then management will decide that the project can be done at half the duration :) The problem I have is rigidness of his statement: leave me alone and I am not working any longer than 20 hrs. That would be a killer for the team dynamics. So i would also go with the no. (if it a one person gig-by all means, have a ball)

That being said, there is nothing wrong with motivating your team to be effective, and manage on results and not on time spend behind a desk. However, then management will decide that the project can be done at half the duration :)

]]> By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/07/half-time-work-full-time-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-1884 Pawel Brodzinski Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:27:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/07/half-time-work-full-time-results.html#comment-1884 Mike,<br/><br/>Yes, you haven't mentioned that the hire would be made without much thinking (that was Steven's point), but anyway it was a "yes" decision. <br/><br/>I know there are a lot of arguments if favor of hiring Albert, but I'm yet to see something which would really compensate impact on teamwork. Mike,

Yes, you haven’t mentioned that the hire would be made without much thinking (that was Steven’s point), but anyway it was a “yes” decision.

I know there are a lot of arguments if favor of hiring Albert, but I’m yet to see something which would really compensate impact on teamwork.

]]> By: Mike Ramm http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/07/half-time-work-full-time-results.html/comment-page-1#comment-1883 Mike Ramm Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:41:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/07/half-time-work-full-time-results.html#comment-1883 Pawel,<br/><br/>I wouldn't say that I gave my opinion "without much thinking". I usually think a lot before I hire someone because I know that my people are my most important investment. But don't forget that this is just a hypothetical case!<br/><br/>I posted more arguments in favor of the decision to hire a person like Albert in <a HREF="http://mikeramm.blogspot.com/2007/07/full-time-pay-for-half-time-work-part-2.html" REL="nofollow">a new post in my blog</a>. <br/><br/>Take a look if you are still interested.<br/><br/>Mike Pawel,

I wouldn’t say that I gave my opinion “without much thinking”. I usually think a lot before I hire someone because I know that my people are my most important investment. But don’t forget that this is just a hypothetical case!

I posted more arguments in favor of the decision to hire a person like Albert in a new post in my blog.

Take a look if you are still interested.

Mike

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