Software Engineering

Death Of The Team?

Boss: “We need something done… really soon.”  Me: “How important is it?”.  Boss: “Really, really important.”  Me: “Important enough that everyone needed to get it done can be given the freedom to make it their unambiguous priority?”  Boss: “…”  Me (eyebrows engaged): “…?”  Boss: “Tell me what that looks like.”   Have you ever worked on a team that was so productive you felt energized about work? Don’t feel bad if the answer is “no”. Maybe instead of trying to improve morale…

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