Comments on: Lead by Fear and Intimidation or Lead by Positive Motivation… – Your Choice http://svprojectmanagement.com/lead-by-fear-and-intimidation-or-lead-by-positive-motivation-your-choice Project management wisdom from practictioners and the UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:14:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Veronica Brown http://svprojectmanagement.com/lead-by-fear-and-intimidation-or-lead-by-positive-motivation-your-choice/comment-page-1#comment-5472 Veronica Brown Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:29:47 +0000 http://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=2520#comment-5472 Hi Lisa, Bribing has also worked for me in the past :-) Working with team members who are involved in multiple projects simultaneously is another challenge. As a project manager I have felt helpless in such situations. This team member was always telling one project manager that he had an urgent deliverable for the other project. I still don't have a good solution for this, let me know if you have any ideas. thanks, Veronica Hi Lisa,

Bribing has also worked for me in the past :-)

Working with team members who are involved in multiple projects simultaneously is another challenge. As a project manager I have felt helpless in such situations. This team member was always telling one project manager that he had an urgent deliverable for the other project. I still don’t have a good solution for this, let me know if you have any ideas.

thanks,
Veronica

]]> By: Loyal Mealer http://svprojectmanagement.com/lead-by-fear-and-intimidation-or-lead-by-positive-motivation-your-choice/comment-page-1#comment-5341 Loyal Mealer Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:56:16 +0000 http://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=2520#comment-5341 Love this story. I will never understand why so many managers don't get the simple truth that when people feel valued and appreciated, they will put out so much more than they ever would when 'motivated' by fear and intimidation. And, as Lisa demonstrated so well here, it doesn't take much to show someone they matter. Unfortunately, intimidation does work for a short time, especially in these times when people can't afford (literally) to be out of work. With so many great people in the unemployment lines, management can push people to the breaking point, fire them (or let them quit in frustration or nervous breakdowns), and go get a new crop. This works for a time until the company reputation becomes widely known, or the economy turns around and good people become once again hard to find. Here's to the good ole days! Love this story. I will never understand why so many managers don’t get the simple truth that when people feel valued and appreciated, they will put out so much more than they ever would when ‘motivated’ by fear and intimidation. And, as Lisa demonstrated so well here, it doesn’t take much to show someone they matter.

Unfortunately, intimidation does work for a short time, especially in these times when people can’t afford (literally) to be out of work. With so many great people in the unemployment lines, management can push people to the breaking point, fire them (or let them quit in frustration or nervous breakdowns), and go get a new crop. This works for a time until the company reputation becomes widely known, or the economy turns around and good people become once again hard to find.

Here’s to the good ole days!

]]> By: Chris Sims http://svprojectmanagement.com/lead-by-fear-and-intimidation-or-lead-by-positive-motivation-your-choice/comment-page-1#comment-5340 Chris Sims Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:49:29 +0000 http://svprojectmanagement.com/?p=2520#comment-5340 Lisa, You've given a great example of putting the first of the agile values "People and Interactions" into practice. Great project results depend an awful lot on good communication. Communication happens best where there is trust and mutual understanding. These come from building relationships, sometimes with some good chips and dip. Cheers, Chris Lisa,

You’ve given a great example of putting the first of the agile values “People and Interactions” into practice. Great project results depend an awful lot on good communication. Communication happens best where there is trust and mutual understanding. These come from building relationships, sometimes with some good chips and dip.

Cheers,

Chris

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