Thanks for the replies, Kevin and Capecoder. Interestingly you both touch on one similar topic: the relationship of the leader to the team and the organization. We often hear that being a manager is not being everybody's friend - and in fact in hurt…
I've been a member of some very good teams, not so good teams, as well as led some good teams. Like Kevin, I won't site any specific examples.
However, I will say that for me and in my professional experience, the difference between a "bad" team, a…
I've worked for some pretty ineffective team leaders. The problems stemmed from not keeping their distance from their own managers and their reports. Too much socializing on either side of the corporate ladder removes objectivity, thus leading to fa…
Good topic Norm,
I'm not going to cite any specific examples since I believe they can be found in any successful company where IT people actually WANT to work. But my contention is that tech people are inherently creative and progressive minded ind…
Are you in a great team where it is fun to come to work? Or are you in one of those team where you can wait to get out?
Can you contribute a story about how the team leader influences this? Maybe pick a problem you were facing and how the team leade…
I am in a unique position: I work with team members and managers as a consultant/coach. I thus hear both sides - how the team members perceive their managers, and how their managers perceived that they are perceived.
There appears to be a generatio…
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Pittsburgh
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USA
What company do you work for?
KTS
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CEO
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Other Information Technology
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embedded software, IT, CIO. Now focus exclusively on technology management issues
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