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Three Management Methods

Started by phildawes · 9 months ago

At the risk of becoming a Spolsky link blog I wanted to point people toward a recent series of articles which look at different management styles. Joel disects each with respect to managing high tech, knowledge-oriented teams.
Introduction
1) The Command and Control method
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  • Episodes 1-3 have been on the mark but not earth-shattering. I await further episodes with a little shiver of anticipation - I don't believe Joel would have started on this without feeling he had something important to say.
  • From one of the personal development courses I know about, option 3 is known as "enrolment" - ie. getting people excited and interested in the goal / outcome and only then asking them to do stuff.

    None of this is new, but the writing style is clear, entertaining and direct. I've read several >200-page business books that could so easily have got the point across in a 10 page pamflet...

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