Hiring a manager to bring changes

Пока на русском, перевод последует чуть позже.

Кирилл Обух о найме менеджера для проведения изменений в компании:

Если говорить о том, что испытывает менеджер, который призван привнести в компанию новую компетенцию либо осуществить какие-то изменения, то такого менеджера слушают полгода. Компания берет максимум его свежести, выжимает его, как апельсин, расслабленно анализирует его знания, и принимает десятую часть от тех 30%, которые смогла понять. Все! Дальше менеджер сливается с остальной «биомассой», что бы радикального он ни говорил, и становится предсказуемым в своей непредсказуемости. Продолжает ходить по коридорам, фонтанировать идеями, но про него все говорят: «Да, он постоянно такой! Нам это не надо, так зачем его слушать?»

И вот через полгода понимаешь, что получаешь зарплату за «менять», но толком еще ничего не поменяно, потому что компания не готова принимать изменения. Так за что ты вообще зарплату получаешь? За то, что все идеи и планы ушли в песок? В моей нынешней деятельности я такого не допускаю. Любые альянсы с компаниями начинаются с разговора «по понятиям» – о способах решения проблем для нее и поставленных задачах для меня. Если взаимопонимание не достигнуто, я предпочитаю с такими партнерами не работать.

Наверное, это неправильно с точки зрения универсального менеджера, с точки зрения HR-а, с точки зрения корпорации. Вот MBA, например, вообще отрицает эмоциональное начало в человеке. Но я уверен, что каждого в работе есть своя мотивация и свои амбиции. И человек более эффективен именно в том, от чего его реально прет.

Взято отсюда.

Думаю, сроки варьируются в зависимости от размеров компании и “болотистости” корпоративной культуры. К тому же трудовые отношения типа “я начальник – ты дурак” или “копать от забора и до обеда” тоже не добавляют желания работать.

Golden words on future and YB’ees

Anthony Tjan:

At the early stage of a business it is critical to build culture before company. The culture comes from the evangelism, heart, and fire in the belly of founders. You need to create a belief system, energy, and inspiration during the early stage of business and, as it grows, balance that with structure and process. If you put the latter (left side thinking) too early you lose the chance to form the soul of the company – you basically begin managing when the company has not yet been led.

Eleanor Roosevelt:

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Wm. Arthur Ward:

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

P.S.: to be updated.

Online collaboration: Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro

Today was the 1st time I’ve ever tried the software mentioned in subj: Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro.

Just at a glance some good points are seen (in comparison to MS LiveMeeting etc.):

• shiny and user-friendly nice UI,
• outer-web access.

Full comparison of online collaborating software will be presented here later, so stay in (there’s a special RSS link in the right-side bar ).

Where are we runnin’ & Who we are?

Who we are? What’re our positions in diverse IT jobs world?
Example: IT guys related to SharePoint.

Information Worker (IW) (I was)
Information Workers include end users, site collection administrators, trainers, and anyone who requires a firm understanding of the end user experience in SharePoint. Many administrators, developers, and designers will also find it valuable in defining the best practices in areas such as site collection management, document management, and business process management.  Sessions devoted to IW might include securing content, training your organization or developing a culture of collaboration.

Information Architect/Taxonomist (IA) (I am)
Information Architects include those professionals responsible for aligning SharePoint with the business and technical requirements for fast and easy findability of information in the enterprise.  These individuals are usually not thought to be part of a SharePoint deployment, but in reality, if information isn’t described or tagged appropriately, then the information will be difficult to find.  Sessions devoted to IA’s might include mapping content types to a taxonomy, understanding the findability tools in SharePoint Server 2007 or learning about information organizational tools in SharePoint Server 2007.

Project Manager (PM) (I will be)
Project managers are nearly always a part of every major technical deployment.  SharePoint Server 2007 is no exception.  For those who are in the position of managing a SharePoint Server 2007 project, we will have sessions that focus on topics such as understanding SharePoint Server 2007 or building out a project plan for a SharePoint Server 2007 deployment.

Chief Information Officer (CIO) (I want to be )
CIO’s are busy people with many demands on their time.  But this conference will have a number of sessions from which CIOs can directly benefit.  No other software product, besides e-mail, will have as wide a touch as your SharePoint Server 2007 deployment. Such deployments, with high visibility, need a solid foundation from which to operate.  At this conference, we’ll have sessions covering topic domains such as the development of business requirements and technical requirements for a SharePoint Server 2007 deployment, understanding the overall value SharePoint Server 2007 brings to your organization and learning how to manage change, power and conflict issues that might arise during a SharePoint Server 2007 deployment.

Jobs classification by: Best Practices Conference | Track Overviews.

Changing job

In these times of crisis most of the people think about saving their jobs and not many – about changing a job. I belong to the second ones )

Inspiration poverty

I feel inspiration poverty. Suppose, some of my colleagues also do.

Do we live for just living or for real Living?
Do we have to sit in office and drink tea while writing some documents – or should we try to make something which really is worth doing? As speaking of me, I liked building some educational systems, it is useful nor like what I’m doing now (a process-managing application).

I feel my own and other’s inspiration poverty. And it’s a pity.

Sorry, I’m late, so what?..

Nothing can be worse than face your project manager 5 meters near office entrance in the morning.
Especially – if you’re late.

Oops.

UPD: just have found one more reason for coming a bit late (see “Inspiration poverty” post).

New job location

I’m moving to new job site since next Monday (July, 4th). Looks like there’s some work to do for me, anyway (at least I hope so) my boss wouldn’t sent me there.

Some say this building was built in XVIII century, so I would be nice if it was real – it’s cool to work in historical place in the center of Moscow.

Неглинная

Nice pic

2,6K hrs of music to listen

Just’ve found tons (see subj) of music laying uncovered at some ftp. Going to listen it all in the next 2.622 hours 25 mins and 02 sec :)