RE: Teams Leaders what are they, and do we need them? - Extension from Re: Re: Do C-Level managers, and business drivers really need to know about XP?

"Andrew McDonagh" <[email protected]> Thu, 13 Feb 2003 10:07:04 -0000

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>Leader doesn't (and shouldn't) necessarily mean controller.

Nice!

Thats what I was trying to say, but the words didn't come out well.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: David Putman (DavidPutman.com) [mailto:[email protected]]
  Sent: 13 February 2003 10:00
  To: [email protected]
  Subject: Re: Teams Leaders what are they, and do we need them? - Extension
from Re: [xpAdoption] Re: Do C-Level managers, and business drivers really
need to know about XP?


  Andrew McDonagh wrote:
  >> I'd rather there not be a team leader at all,
  >> even dynamic ones.  The team would then
  >> be a democratic entity, where the specialist
  >> at anyone time involves everyone in the
  >> decision making process.

  Ah, but the 'specialist at any one time' would then be the person that the
team is following. If they are following someone then that person is by
definition the leader. Leader doesn't (and shouldn't) necessarily mean
controller.

  Dave P

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