Hi, Steve,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Bate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 9:00 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [XP] Joel on Software
>
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> When you react to the notion of dividing people, is the dividing
> defined as categorizing by knowledge, skills, aptitude, or some
> other criteria? If so, my reaction would be that although there
> are risks, this type of dividing is often useful. In the best case,
> it allows people to do what they do well with support of others
> doing what they do well. Categorization and it's close relative,
> association, are two of the key functions of the higher parts
> of the human brain. It gives humans many unique and valuable
> capabilities compared to other animals. Whether it's sport
> teams, Sun Tzu's soldier types, XP roles, MBTI, or the myriad
> other categorizations, this dividing is as pervasive as metaphor
> in human experience.
This is a great illustration of categorizing peoplem IMHO. No ridicule.
And it's open to letting people *grow*.
See how it would be if you *had* used ridicule:
"In the best case, it allows the best people to do what they do well with
the schlubs doing the scut work."
That statement, like many of Joels, locks people in to a particular
role/skill/ability/level... like a statement that "methodologies are to sell
books," which discounts all methodologies...
Kay
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