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Rate Content: 1 vs Document Name: Programmers in the wild Document Description: NEW EMPLOYEE ENTERS COMPANY FULL OF MOTIVATION AND FRESH IDEAS (IN THE WILD) EMPLOYEE BEGINS THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS (CAPTURED) EMPLOYEE BECOMES COMPLACENT (IN THE ZOO) EMPLOYEE LEAVES (IN THE WILD)SOMETIMES THIS PROCESS IS QUICK BUT MOST OF THE TIME THIS IS A MULTI YEAR EVOLUTION. WHAT ALWAYS CATCHES MY EYE IS THAT THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME LOOK IN THEIR EYE THE DAY THE WALK IN AND THE DAY THEY LEAVE. THAT LOOK IS THE LOOK OF A LION ROAMING THE PRAIRIE. IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO TIMES, THEY OFTEN LOOK LIKE THE LION AT THE ZOO. SO HOW DO CORPORATIONS CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR PROGRAMMERS IN THE WILD AND PREVENT THEIR STAFF FROM FEELING LIKE CAGED ANIMALS? IF I HAD THE ANSWERS I WOULD BE MAKING A TON OF MONEY TELLING EVERYONE HOW. MY VOTE WOULD BE TO USE A COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP STYLE AS OPPOSED TO THE NORMAL TOP-DOWN APPROACH. USE COLLABORATIVE TOOLS LIKE WIKIS, BLOGS, AND SOCIAL NETWORKS TO FOSTER INFORMATION SHARING. ACT LIKE A STARTUP INSTEAD OF A 100 YEAR OLD CORPORATION. CREATE AN INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENT AND CREATE A REWARD STRUCTURE THAT REWARDS THE PEOPLE WHO BUILD APPLICATIONS THAT WORK, NOT THE PEOPLE WHO FIX THEIR OWN CRAP THAT BREAKS. HOW DO YOU STAY IN THE WILD? Author: Michael Kavis - Contact Author Publisher: Michael Kavis Licensee Name: Michael Kavis Reference URL: http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/eai/madgreek/archives/programmers-in-the-wild-23227 Copyright: All Rights Reserved Registration Date: 3/21/2008 4:00:31 PM UTC Views: 292

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