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?

On Thursday, February 13, 2003, at 3:50:54 AM, David Putman (DavidPutman.com) wrote:

> Scott Worley wrote:
>> I DO NOT HAVE TEAM LEADERS
>> When you have a dev project, and a team of people working on it, 
>> by selecting someone upfront to lead it, you automatically force 
>> that person into a responsibility position, and normally would 
>> choose the best person of the team for that project.

> I think it was Gerry Weinberg who said that the term 'Leadership' is a misnomer and it
> should more rightly be termed 'Followership'. The point being that trying to lead
> developers is more than a little like trying to herd cats. 

No one leads the birds.
In flight, one, then another,
all follow, all lead.

Ron Jeffries
www.XProgramming.com
Bang, bang, Jeffries' silver hammer came down upon their heads ...


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