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Hi Bill,
> > > It's my responsibilty to find out as much as I need to before
> > > making the committment. Once made, it's made and I do whatever
> > > it takes to meet that committment.
> >
> > Suppose you committed to deliver something to your boss at 10am,
> > and you're driving to work at 9am to deliver it. Now suppose you
> > see a woman lying by the side of the road, bleeding. Do you stop
> > to help? Or do you meet your commitment?
>
> I stop to help. Wow. Looking to see if I have limits I guess.
Exactly. And where you choose to set those limits for yourself. And
the consequences of choosing those limits. And whether you are okay
with those consequences. Not sure how far I want to nudge you in that
direction, but that's the direction I'm nudging.
> > So one way to mitigate that (but probably not eliminate it) is to
> > do whatever it takes to build your staff's capabilities in those
> > areas. To me, that's one of the primary jobs of the manager.
> > Maybe *the* primary job.
>
> Agreed. I do this, too. My first obligation to both the company
> and myself, I believe, is to identify and train my replacement.
>
> > Can you see XP, or XP's principles, helping with that?
>
> Yes.
If that's something you want help with, consider framing an
appropriate question, and starting a separate thread.
> > For what reasons do you repeatedly make commitments that you can
> > meet only by sacrificing yourself and your time with your family?
>
> Actually, I've stopped doing that. That's a big part of why I left
> employment in that world and became a consultant / contractor to
> them.
Okay. Of course, this is part of the world that your clients are
living in. I wonder what their reasons are.
> > Can you see XP, or XP's principles, helping with that?
>
> I'm hopeful, but not as much on this point as I am on the one above.
I'll start another thread to see whether anyone has ideas.
Dale
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