Bob La Quey wrote: > While I too like working with "good" people and am > sympathetic to what you and Gregory are saying there > is still a voice inside that says, "Anbody can get the > job done with 'good' peiople. No challenge there. The > whol eproblem is how to get the job done with people > who are 'not so good' ." (how the hell do you punctuate that?) > > If all of our processes and theories are unable to help us > do better with less then what good are they? Have we > actually learned nothing? >
I don't see the promotion of team development as a need/desire to get things done with below average people. I see it as a recognition that no one is an expert at everything. It is further complicated by the fact not everybody who might be expected to be knowledgeable in a given area will agree. There are even terminology differences that always seem to crop up. One might say that it should be possible to divide things up so that each area of work can be performed by someone who has "sufficient" expertise in that area. I suggest that there are lots of work environments where that is hard to pull off -- especially over any significant time scale. People need to communicate and negotiate. And try to appreciate conflicts, and know when to compromise. They didn't even touch on any of that back in my dark ages education. -- (so much to learn, so few Leonardo's) Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
