> From: Rich Kulawiec[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 5:35 AM
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 05, 1998 at 02:38:45PM -0400, Kat Nagel wrote:
> > Today, after being slashed, intimidated, and forced to accept
> > transfers who had been cut from unrelated jobs elsewhere in the
> > company, the team looks like this:
> >
> > Genius (0)..Special (0)..Competent (1)..PromisingNewbies (2)..
> > ..Experienced-but-Clueless (2)
> > Eager&sensible(0)..Realistic&sensible (1)..Toyhappy (2)..Lazy (2)
>
> I was talking about someone with the whole "teaming" thing last night.
>
> The more I see of it, the more cynical I get about it. I am
> beginning to think that it's an attempt to misapply a metaphor
> that works for sports, but fails miserably in the working world.
>
I picked up a book -- The Deadline: A novel about project management --
from amazon.com. I have no memory of why I chose this book (did someone
recommend it -- did it show up in that "others have purchased" list?).
Anyway -- it's very well written -- pokes a stick at "scientific
management" (ie GANT charts) and emphasizes "soft skills" necessary for
productivity/success/etc.
Not a lot of "new" here for anyone who believes manager's job is to run
interference for productive employees .... but very entertaining read
nonetheless.
Kathy
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