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> I can't see how a person can have "goodness" without that goodness having a structure which could be studied, systematized and taught somehow. How do you tea
by maratd 11y ago
> I can't see how a person can have "goodness" without that goodness having a structure which could be studied, systematized and taught somehow.
How do you teach someone an attention to detail, good work ethic, and perseverance?
Those are character traits, not methodologies. If a PM has those 3, he'll be a good PM regardless of anything else. Actually, if someone has those 3, they'll be a good anything.
Agile or something else might make someone better, but they can't determine if someone is good.
- northernmonkey 11y agoHow do they have those traits without being taught them? They are 'character' traits, but they are still taught. Surely we can agree you are not born with a good work ethic?
- svisser 11y agoSome traits are inherent to a person. You develop skills over the years but some people "just are" more organised and disciplined.
- collyw 11y agoI find as I get older I get more organized and disciplined. Maybe its because memory isn't as good at absorbing information as effortlessly as it used to be.
- branchless 11y agoI've got more organised as I get older, not because I want to make the world a better place or anything altruistic. Over time I've learned that if you are organised it takes less effort.
- vlasev 11y agoYou can teach them. I personally had a lot less attention to detail before studying math. Good work ethic and perseverance can be taught as part of reaching a bigger goal, for example in sports.
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoI have to be careful to adjust the level of detail down. And, frankly, that's one thing Agile is good for - the use of narrative. I feel like shop work ( saws, sanding, filing, etc ) and music are better for that but maybe that's bias. Sports teaches some things, but there's an awful lot of sorting going on and some of the "adults" have weird reasons for being there. But I think of character as "what you do when nobody is looking." Truly great coaches are worth it, though. The best one I ever had told me to get out of sports :)
- bananaboy 11y agoYeah I agree, but I suppose the person has to be willing to learn too. I can point to a couple of specific teachers and lecturers during my school years, and then the technical director at one job, who all influenced me a lot and shaped my work ethic and desire for attention to detail. Colleagues and friends may not have felt as influenced by the same people.
- vlasev 11y agoIt takes two people. I guess I'm implicitly assuming that the student will be relatively bright and wiling to learn but will be lacking some of those soft skills at first.