Radu Nicolescu on Readernaut

High skill, low will: Boredom is imminent—needs a change of scenery and responsibility. Stat.
High will, low skill: Needs training, needs mentorship. Needs management. The good news is they really, really want it. Savor this because as soon as the skill kicks in, they’re going to start wanting your job. This rules.
Low will, low skill: Boy, did you screw up. It takes a fairly concerted effort to ignore the needs of your employee so long that (a) they no longer have the skills necessary to do their job, and (b) they don’t want to do it. Roll those sleeves up, pal. You’ve got work to do.
High skill, high will: Great job, ummmmmm, guess what? No one stays here long.

Comment · May 5, 2010

Radu Nicolescu ▶ Managing Humans

“I hired you because you’ve got enough skill and enough will to have my job one day . . . whether you want it or not.”

Comment · May 5, 2010

Radu Nicolescu read 13 pages in Managing Humans

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Comment · April 19, 2010

Radu Nicolescu ▶ Managing Humans

You can stop coding, but . . . Stay flexible and don’t stop developing.

Comment · April 19, 2010

Radu Nicolescu ▶ Managing Humans

“I know you can code. The question is, can you manage? You’re no longer responsible for yourself, you’re responsible for the team, and I want to see you figure out how to get the team to solve this problem without you coding. Your job is to figure out how to get yourself to scale. I want lots of you, not just one.”

Comment · April 19, 2010

Radu Nicolescu read 18 pages in Managing Humans

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Comment · April 12, 2010

Radu Nicolescu read 8 pages in Managing Humans

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Comment · April 8, 2010

Radu Nicolescu read 3 pages in Managing Humans

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Comment · April 8, 2010

Radu Nicolescu read 17 pages in Managing Humans

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Comment · April 8, 2010

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