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The Two Ways of Working

Posted on August 23rd, 2008 by Chris.
Categories: Business/The Software Industry, Chris.

1. If you know what you want to produce exactly (a car, toaster, etc.) and have a precise plan that you can follow to produce it, you can hire and evaluate people by spreadsheet and monitor their efficiency.
2. If what you want to produce is unknown (a strategic plan, a new product line), but know the sort of person you want to produce it, you can’t hire or evaluate by quantity. Instead, you need to create the right conditions for people and hope that they produce it themselves, as they will do, in the right conditions.

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