Saint TeamLead Conf 2019; St.Petersburg, Russia; 23 Sep 2019

1. Вы уверены, что Вы не
микро-менеджер?
Егор Бугаенко
Zerocracy

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@yegor256 I have a question…

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One of you worst performers calls you:
“May I work from home today?”1
a) Of course not!
b) Yes, but you have to promise me…
c) Sure, why do you ask?

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You notice that a programmer is
watching YouTube while the deadline is
approaching. You…
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a) Ask him “What are you doing?”
b) Talk to him later
c) Join him

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You call a meeting but a designer says
that she has no time for it now and
won’t attend. You say:
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a) “You have to attend anyway”
b) “We will discuss your attitude later”
c) “How about $50?”

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A new programmer misses two
important deadlines in a row without
any good reason. What do you do?
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a) Ask for more frequent reports
b) Fire her
c) Give her a raise

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You find out that your programmer
works on something another team asked
her to do. What do you do?
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a) Ask her to stop immediately
b) Find out what is it she is doing
c) Ask their PM to teach you mgmt

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A DevOps engineer complains that his
salary is smaller that what programmers
are getting. What do you do?
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a) Promise him a raise
b) Give him a raise
c) Suggest him to become a programmer

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1b, 2a, 3b, 4a, 5b, 6a
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1a, 2b, 3a, 4b, 5a, 6b
1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6c

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You are a micromanager
if your score is…

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Here is the recipe:
Micromanagement

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This is what I want:

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shop@yegor256.com

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