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These situations always strike me as very difficult, as righting a team that is already on the rocks is much, much harder than steering it away from big problem
by mattgreenrocks 4y ago
These situations always strike me as very difficult, as righting a team that is already on the rocks is much, much harder than steering it away from big problems. Sometimes I wonder if the real purpose of being brought in to those situations is to give management cover for ending the project.
- rootusrootus 4y agoI agree. I am brought in somewhat regularly to "unfuck" troubled teams. Most times, what my manager is actually wanting is for me to tell him why the project should just be abandoned and the team rebuilt for something else. When it goes well, everyone loves me. Especially the team. Because they've been saying all along what's going off the rails but nobody listens any more. But I can say it, and for a while at least everyone hears it.