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By: 13apples on Leadership » Blog Archive » Managers Are Not Bulls!

13apples on Leadership » Blog Archive » Managers Are Not Bulls! — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 11:39:08 +0000

[...] my words. The R word still does wipe off my smile as I feel it is wrong to de-humanize your team (Related post: Humanize your team) but lessons in life has taught me not to instantly react in such situations. I learned to let [...]

By: sxjaiswa

sxjaiswa — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 14:11:06 +0000

Glad to know that you are towards a change for good. Keep it up !!!

I was always dead agains this word “Resource” when tied up with people. You are doing your bit buddy. Keep doing that and I am sure we all will change some day. Amen !!!

By: Nidhin Kannan

Nidhin Kannan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:32:06 +0000

Very nice article. My friend, you have finally crossed the line from being pointy haired boss person to compassionate people enabler. However, I am not so sure as to how ‘traditional’ management hierarchies will take to your ‘Jerry Maguire-ish’ testimony. Change is good. And change when slow should and will be permanent.

By: Monica Diaz

Monica Diaz — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:08:15 +0000

It is the resourceful people on your team that will make a difference in the long run. And the more you humanize treatment of them the better, of course. I believe it is more in the doing than in the language, though. Even when some managers I know refer to their people as collaborators or team members, many are stuck in a “resource” mentality. The shift to servant leader or better yet development enabler requires more than a change in language, but its a great place to start as, in the beginning, it heightens your awareness to understand how your use of language reveals your assumptions.

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By: Robert Dempsey

Robert Dempsey — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:55:46 +0000

Great post. Viewing people as resources and not as people that are a member of a team psychologically changes the game and how you interact with people. Resources are things to be used, not people that provide value. In Agile and Scrum, to be successful, you must see people as people, empower them to make decisions, and let them do their jobs. This is very difficult for many “traditional” managers, however the mindset needs to shift. Otherwise, people won’t be involved as they need to be, and will jump ship as soon as something slightly better comes along.

By: ‘Resources’ or ‘Team’? « Dominique Stender

‘Resources’ or ‘Team’? « Dominique Stender — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:15:44 +0000

[...] friend Raj just posted a new article on his website on 13apples.com about what I would call respect. I believe every one of us, working [...]