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The top 10 mistakes managers of geeks make

positivesharing.com — A list of the top 10 mistakes managers make when leading geeks. Print this out and leave it where your manager will see it.

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  • dragoth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Every time I see one of these lists, I hope and pray that *managers* will read them.

    But they don't.

    Kudos to the author for leading geeks effectively. We need more like you!
  • lane.montgomery, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Probably my favorite quote:
    Sometimes you get the argument that “if I give them training a competitor will hire them away.” That may be true, but the alternative is to only have employees who are too unskilled to work anywhere else.
    The logic is deafening.
  • alexanderkj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Thanks dragoth. It's a good question: What does it take to get managers to read this and take it seriously? If nothing else, there's always the bottom line and leading geeks well will definitely improve efficiency an quality.

    Lane: Thank you very much! I talked to one manager of an IT-service company who said "Training is crucial to us. If this means people get hired away by competitors, well I'm just proud to help create such valuable employees." Of couse, people have it so good there, nobody WANTS to leave...

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