Comments on: Discuss Results, Not Tasks http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/12/discuss-results-not-tasks.html Management, especially good management, is hard to do. This blog is for people who want to think about how they manage people, projects, and risk. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:31:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: minnickup http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/12/discuss-results-not-tasks.html/comment-page-1#comment-51783 minnickup Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:28:22 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8565#comment-51783 Good Day, I found your forum is jrothman.com after I have been surfing the internet to be useful. Good Day,
I found your forum is jrothman.com after I have been surfing the internet to be useful.

]]> By: Teamness blog http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/12/discuss-results-not-tasks.html/comment-page-1#comment-32564 Teamness blog Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:03:19 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8565#comment-32564 <strong>Managing project collaboration...</strong> We want Teamness to be flexible enough to accommodate any collaborative task you're taking. After all, real work is done by real people, which in my opinion get motivated by awarding goals, not well connected Gantt charts. ... Managing project collaboration…

We want Teamness to be flexible enough to accommodate any collaborative task you’re taking. After all, real work is done by real people, which in my opinion get motivated by awarding goals, not well connected Gantt charts.
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]]> By: TheoRadical » Blog Archive » Goals and Results http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/12/discuss-results-not-tasks.html/comment-page-1#comment-31968 TheoRadical » Blog Archive » Goals and Results Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:47:15 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8565#comment-31968 [...] at Managing Product Development: I spoke with a program manager who’d been displaced from his program because he doesn’t [...] [...] at Managing Product Development: I spoke with a program manager who’d been displaced from his program because he doesn’t [...]

]]> By: Fadzlan http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/12/discuss-results-not-tasks.html/comment-page-1#comment-30916 Fadzlan Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:41:16 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8565#comment-30916 I am REALLY interested to know how the situation unfold of the project you mentioned above. Maybe we can have separate category about real life stories... ;-) I am REALLY interested to know how the situation unfold of the project you mentioned above.

Maybe we can have separate category about real life stories… ;-)

]]> By: Links for Dec 7 2008 | Aligning Technology, Strategy, People & Projects http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/12/discuss-results-not-tasks.html/comment-page-1#comment-30817 Links for Dec 7 2008 | Aligning Technology, Strategy, People & Projects Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:49:25 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8565#comment-30817 [...] Discuss Results not Tasks by Johanna on Managing Product Development [...] [...] Discuss Results not Tasks by Johanna on Managing Product Development [...]

]]> By: Ugh…this sounds like a toxic culture « Crossderry Blog http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/12/discuss-results-not-tasks.html/comment-page-1#comment-30773 Ugh…this sounds like a toxic culture « Crossderry Blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:48:09 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8565#comment-30773 [...] Posted on December 5, 2008 by Paul Ritchie I  liked the tone of this post by Johanna Rothman (here).   Of course, she doesn’t include some facts that might help w/ conclusions — [...] [...] Posted on December 5, 2008 by Paul Ritchie I  liked the tone of this post by Johanna Rothman (here).   Of course, she doesn’t include some facts that might help w/ conclusions — [...]

]]> By: Jason Yip http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/12/discuss-results-not-tasks.html/comment-page-1#comment-30771 Jason Yip Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:15:23 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8565#comment-30771 From John Shook, I think it's important to watch out for the laissez-faire, "I only care about results" approach as well. Never tell people what to do but also continue to challenge thinking and develop people. From John Shook, I think it’s important to watch out for the laissez-faire, “I only care about results” approach as well. Never tell people what to do but also continue to challenge thinking and develop people.

]]> By: Stephan Schwab http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/12/discuss-results-not-tasks.html/comment-page-1#comment-30769 Stephan Schwab Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:10:52 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8565#comment-30769 Probably just human nature. Many expect a leader - the boss - to tell others what to do and supervise the doers while they go from task to task. Works well in many places but not very good if it's about processing information and working with knowledge. Probably just human nature. Many expect a leader – the boss – to tell others what to do and supervise the doers while they go from task to task. Works well in many places but not very good if it’s about processing information and working with knowledge.

]]> By: Dwayne Phillips http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/2008/12/discuss-results-not-tasks.html/comment-page-1#comment-30764 Dwayne Phillips Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:08:48 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/mpd/?p=8565#comment-30764 I never knew a task that didn't have a product. I guess lots of people think about tasks without caring for the product. Strange, but true. I never knew a task that didn’t have a product. I guess lots of people think about tasks without caring for the product. Strange, but true.

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