Three Management Methods
Aug 10th, 2006 by Phil Dawes
At the risk of becoming a Spolsky link blog I wanted to point people toward a recent series of articles which look at different management styles. Joel disects each with respect to managing high tech, knowledge-oriented teams.
1) The Command and Control method
- Shout at people
- Incentivise people with rewards
3) The Identity Management Method
- get workers to identify with the problem by telling them stuff
I found the arguments entertaining and well thought out and I’d be interested in what others with actual management experience think. Personally I know very little about management but have encountered all three methods from the receiving end and I know which I prefer.
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