RE: Re: OT - poor word choice re: Managing Extreme Progr amming
"Steve Ropa" <[email protected]>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: banshee858 <[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [xpAdoption] Re: OT - poor word choice re: Managing Extreme > Progr amming > > > > > > Sorry if I keep shouting about this, but its a two way street. The > general trend on this and several other threads is one of extreme > disrespect and sometimes hostility towards the mid and low level, not > to mention upper level, managers. The trend seems to be "those > inadequate jerks don't respect me." Of course, I may be imagining it, > but I don't think so. > > > > As Ron pointed out last week, the "fifth value" of XP should be > Respect. I would phrase that as Mutual Respect. > > I completely agree. Respect is the fifth value of extreme > programming. I learned a very good lesson from Dale on this list > that when people say or do things that upset you are, try to imagine > three alternatives to why they might have done the thing that > offended you. I have found that quite helpful in understanding why > <bold>I</bold> get upset. > Once again, more good advice on human interactions from Dale. I am going to use that lesson also. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Flexible Keyboard is the ideal accessory for PDA users that are on the move. http://us.click.yahoo.com/dCBVZC/WnCFAA/xGHJAA/nhFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/