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I've always thought this was the case. I quit a job last year, and a large part of it was the 8:30 AM standups where our CTO would stress us out with customer
by Ocerge 11y ago
I've always thought this was the case. I quit a job last year, and a large part of it was the 8:30 AM standups where our CTO would stress us out with customer woes and deadlines not entirely relevant to the current sprint. Instead of moving these issues through a process that resulted in better-defined deadlines and requirements, it just felt like we were perpetually behind, and it happened every single morning. Many technical leaders are stressed, but it makes everything worse when your anxieties leak in to your team every day.
- kator 11y agoI heard Gene Kranz[1] talk one day on the Apollo 13 mission[2]. And most people came away with the famous take away "Failure Is Not an Option" but I came away thinking how Gene was the calmest person I've ever met. I imagine in this high stress situation the best thing he did was keep people calm and focused. Too many managers fail at that task, it's hard to do right, but very valuable when it's done properly. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kranz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kranz [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13