Comments on: Carpe Factum: Hit and Run Project Managers http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers Technology, Strategy, People and Projects Tue, 22 May 2012 12:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eric Brown http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm#comment-438 Eric Brown Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:42:34 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm#comment-438 So true Jim. It is very easy to fall into the trap of "I have the answers"...a little self-reflection, empathy and a little less ego helps stay away from that trap. So true Jim.

It is very easy to fall into the trap of “I have the answers”…a little self-reflection, empathy and a little less ego helps stay away from that trap.

]]> By: Jim Stroup http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm#comment-439 Jim Stroup Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:42:41 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm#comment-439 Hello Eric, This is possibly a more widespread and pernicious problem than one might think. There are a lot of people who need little encouragement to think themselves smarter than everyone else, and a lot more develop accretions of sycophants as they rise up the management ranks, becoming persuaded that they also are smarter than the rest. So, they storm around on their chargers, trample the ground, and just make a general mess wherever they go. The only comfort is that they don't stay long - but then again, they always seem to come back! Hello Eric,

This is possibly a more widespread and pernicious problem than one might think. There are a lot of people who need little encouragement to think themselves smarter than everyone else, and a lot more develop accretions of sycophants as they rise up the management ranks, becoming persuaded that they also are smarter than the rest.

So, they storm around on their chargers, trample the ground, and just make a general mess wherever they go. The only comfort is that they don’t stay long – but then again, they always seem to come back!

]]> By: Carpe Factum: Hit and Run Project Managers | Gearfire.com http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm#comment-440 Carpe Factum: Hit and Run Project Managers | Gearfire.com Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:58:48 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm#comment-440 [...] Spin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptTimothy Johnson, author of the Carpe Factum blog (great blog…check it out), had an interesting St. Patrick’s Day post titled “The Luck of the Irate” where he talks about the wonderful “hit and run” managers. You know, this managers that … [...] [...] Spin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptTimothy Johnson, author of the Carpe Factum blog (great blog…check it out), had an interesting St. Patrick’s Day post titled “The Luck of the Irate” where he talks about the wonderful “hit and run” managers. You know, this managers that … [...]

]]> By: Eric Brown http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm#comment-441 Eric Brown Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:54:33 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm#comment-441 Thanks Timothy! You are correct...PM's that act as bulldozers might get short term results but normally they create a lot of resentment and get very little out of a team over the long term. Thanks Timothy!

You are correct…PM’s that act as bulldozers might get short term results but normally they create a lot of resentment and get very little out of a team over the long term.

]]> By: Timothy Johnson http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm#comment-437 Timothy Johnson Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:27:25 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/carpe-factum-hit-and-run-project-managers.htm#comment-437 Hi Eric - Thanks for the link nod. Great point on being more of a facilitator than a bulldozer... the bulldozer PMs may get things done in the short-term, but over the long-term, they're just damaging. You have an awesome blog here! Hi Eric – Thanks for the link nod. Great point on being more of a facilitator than a bulldozer… the bulldozer PMs may get things done in the short-term, but over the long-term, they’re just damaging. You have an awesome blog here!

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