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Our old project manager mandated we must have daily stand-ups. They were always at least five minutes late for what should have been a five minute stand up bec
by cube00 5y ago
Our old project manager mandated we must have daily stand-ups.
They were always at least five minutes late for what should have been a five minute stand up because they knew we'd have to wait for them.
I managed to get team agreement we start no later then 2 minutes past, no matter who isn't there, management included, no judgement for late comers but the meeting is starting as we have work to get on with.
Suddenly said project manager started showing up on time. Who knew?
- mepiethree 5y agoI really like the “no guilt, but start on time” model, especially now that we don’t have the disruption of someone entering the room. I am often late because I am in meetings 6 hours a day which can lead to a “doctor effect” of cascading lateness. But for things like standup, just GO!
- SubuSS 5y agoWhat do you do when the management comes in late but demands a recap lol. Fwiw I have seen folks who say they don’t but rekindle a lot of discussions directly / indirectly and do it anyway. Obviously none at our current company - my team does slack daily updates. IOW - I see a lot of efforts at ‘curtailing’ mgmt powers. In my experience- Bottom up management or manipulation only goes so far - that’s not far. Pick your managers people. You want nice ones who also know how to hire well.