People and Teams
People and Teams
People and Teams Stories
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What to Do When Your Team Isn't Meeting ExpectationsSteve Berczuk writes that it’s worth thinking about what your assumptions are when you feel like a person or a team isn’t meeting expectations. With the right context, you can focus on solving problems. Without it, the best you can do is try to establish blame. | 
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Faster Isn't Always Better: The Value of Slowing Down at WorkThere’s an idea called the Slow Movement that is designed to counteract the notion that faster is always better. It's not about being lazy or not getting anything done. Rather, it’s about seeking the right speed to do things, and doing them as well as possible instead of as fast as possible. | 
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What to Do (and What Not to Do) When an Employee ResignsWhen an employee resigns, you have work to do. You have to determine the impact, figure out a transfer plan, and ensure that work in progress continues. But this isn't all about you and your remaining employees—there's a lot still left to do for the departing employee. Read on for transition tips. |
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How to Build a Creative Office without Breaking the BankCan creativity be built with high priced space-age office designs or would time and money be better spent encouraging employees to be creative in whatever methods best suit them? Eye-catching office spaces aren't always an option, but the good news is they're not as necessary as they are popular. | 
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Internal vs. External CEOs—The Microsoft Case StudyDiscussion about who the next Microsoft CEO will be, what the CEO's focus should be, what challenges this new person needs to tackle, and whether the person should be an internal or an external hire are all being feverishly talked about. Which path will the succession planning committee take? | 
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Can Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field Help You Be Extraordinary?The reality distortion field (RDF) was said to be Steve Jobs' ability—with a mix of charm, charisma, bravado, hyperbole, marketing, appeasement, and persistence—to convince himself and others to believe almost anything. Anuj Magazine looks at how RDF can help you be extraordinary in your profession. | 
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Coach New Project Team Members to SucceedManagers need to conduct one-on-ones, and it's especially important with new people. Managers might not need to perform the on-the-job coaching, but they need to make sure the coaching gets done by someone. Otherwise, new hires are not going to perform at the levels they should—or could. | 
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Switching from Role-Based to Situation-Based Career PlanningIn most organizations, career planning in software development stems from a role-based perspective, such as a management track or a technical track. While role-based career planning has worked for many, you can look at your career plans in another way—one that is situation-based. |
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