RE: agile & extreme

So said  Charlie Poole  on  2003-01-11 --------------------

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>> My hypothesis is this:
>> 
>> If you are successful and people see your success, but aren't 
>> interested in how you did it, then those people are generally not 
>> receptive to change.
>
>Ah... well that makes sense from my experience. How to use
>this observation is stil the question I'm wondering about.

Referring to Martin's now-famous quote, this observation may tell you quite plainly which "change your organization" you need to do: the first kind or the second kind.

As I saw that no-one at IBM Toronto was listening, I chose the second kind. As I saw that no-one at Toyota was listening, I chose the second kind. I give up on more jobs that way.


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