Comments on: Beware of Employees Tossing ‘Roses Where You Walk’ http://gigaom.com/2008/03/03/beware-of-employees-tossing-roses-where-you-walk/ The Business of Technology Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:51:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Open Source, Closed Minds: Can an OS company be part of the OS community? « FoundRead http://gigaom.com/2008/03/03/beware-of-employees-tossing-roses-where-you-walk/#comment-875111 Open Source, Closed Minds: Can an OS company be part of the OS community? « FoundRead Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:25:10 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=559#comment-875111 [...] Beware of Employees Tossing ‘Roses Where You Walk’ [...] [...] Beware of Employees Tossing ‘Roses Where You Walk’ [...]

]]> By: Tom http://gigaom.com/2008/03/03/beware-of-employees-tossing-roses-where-you-walk/#comment-875114 Tom Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:47:58 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=559#comment-875114 There is also a equal and obvious danger when a Sr. manager demands (or just whines sufficiently) resources because they are the most important person in the company. IT and admin staffs are dragooned from company-wide projects because the Sr. manager is missing their deadlines. And it takes world-class political skils when the reviews come around to explain why the broader projects were delayed or short resources. A manager with perspective of the broader priorities and goals is worth their weight in gold. There is also a equal and obvious danger when a Sr. manager demands (or just whines sufficiently) resources because they are the most important person in the company. IT and admin staffs are dragooned from company-wide projects because the Sr. manager is missing their deadlines.

And it takes world-class political skils when the reviews come around to explain why the broader projects were delayed or short resources.

A manager with perspective of the broader priorities and goals is worth their weight in gold.

]]> By: Charles http://gigaom.com/2008/03/03/beware-of-employees-tossing-roses-where-you-walk/#comment-875113 Charles Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:14:18 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=559#comment-875113 Great topic. While you definitely have to be aware of it, is it realistically possible to stop them from wanting to personally please you? Especially, if they are aware that these metrics you mentioned are in place. I guess the key is to reframe what they think it is that will make me happy as a boss, i.e. from your example, everyone having a fast connection rather than just me having a super fast one. Great topic. While you definitely have to be aware of it, is it realistically possible to stop them from wanting to personally please you? Especially, if they are aware that these metrics you mentioned are in place. I guess the key is to reframe what they think it is that will make me happy as a boss, i.e. from your example, everyone having a fast connection rather than just me having a super fast one.

]]> By: Khurt http://gigaom.com/2008/03/03/beware-of-employees-tossing-roses-where-you-walk/#comment-875115 Khurt Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:54:47 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=559#comment-875115 This article was very timely an so true. I am in the midst of a global deployment of some critical infrastructure and in the process of reviewing the current infrastructure found out that certain technologies were deployed. Not because it benefited the business but because the executive staff ( VP and C level ) complained about performance of a segment of the network. Now they have blistering performance ( that example of the DS3 hits close to home ) while the remainder of the business "suffers" the normal connection. This article was very timely an so true. I am in the midst of a global deployment of some critical infrastructure and in the process of reviewing the current infrastructure found out that certain technologies were deployed. Not because it benefited the business but because the executive staff ( VP and C level ) complained about performance of a segment of the network. Now they have blistering performance ( that example of the DS3 hits close to home ) while the remainder of the business “suffers” the normal connection.

]]> By: John Henson http://gigaom.com/2008/03/03/beware-of-employees-tossing-roses-where-you-walk/#comment-875112 John Henson Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:11:55 +0000 http://foundread.com/?p=559#comment-875112 The misalignment of goals among different levels in a company (and the different types of goals for individual employees) is an idea I find Very important for people to understand and something I struggle to communicate effectively. Thanks for giving an interesting perspective to this topic. The misalignment of goals among different levels in a company (and the different types of goals for individual employees) is an idea I find Very important for people to understand and something I struggle to communicate effectively.

Thanks for giving an interesting perspective to this topic.

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