Managers VS. Geeks
10 mistakes managers always do to geeks, brought to you by a geek who became a manager, Alexander Kjerulf.
- Downplay training
- Give no recognition
- Plan too much overtime
- Use management-speak
- Try to be smarter than the geeks
- Act inconsistent
- Ignore the geeks
- Make decisions without consulting them
- Don’t give them tools
- Forget that geeks are creative workers
The consequences of those 10 mistakes are
- Low motivation
- High employee turnover
- Increased absenteeism
- Lower productivity
- Lower quality
- Bad service
I couldn't agree more, and that's not only about managers some times it's about clients especially long term clients they some time do those mistakes or some of them which force you to give up and stop working for them, some folks decided to choose there clients but not every body could afford it, at last you discover that it's more rewarding to choose the right client rather than go with the wrong one and get in more trouble later. It also applies to employers, not every employer will value your efforts, you have to choose the right one, some people has done a lot of efforts to be hired by the right ones.
A company like google as an example understands that valuing and comforting geeks has the biggest effect on productivity and motivation and I think that's the main reason of there success, any way read the original post.
May 25, 2006, 7:17 AM | business