Category Archives: management

Management Wisdom

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Michael Schobert

The recent issue (2.08) of the German magazine “Business Technology” has an interview with management consulting luminary Reinhard K. Sprenger (quite famous for his book “Mythos Motivation”). I am not sure if I buy all his theories about management mentioned … Continue reading →

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Good Risk and Bad Risk

Posted on August 26, 2007 by Michael Schobert

Bruce Tate writes about this in his book “From Java to Ruby“. But what does this mean? If you are running projects or are managing a team/company (for that matter), you have been told to manage risk(s). Chances are good … Continue reading →

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Review of "Behind Closed Doors – Secrets of Great Management"

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Michael Schobert

I recently read the book “Behind Closed Doors – Secrets of Great Management” by Johanna Rothman and Ester Derby. This book gives a good introduction into the world of management (not leadership though). You will find a good set of … Continue reading →

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The value of Face to Face

Posted on March 17, 2007 by Michael Schobert

Yesterday has been the day of promoting face to face interaction. I read two independent blog entries. The first one by Esther Derby called Face to Face Still Matters. It compares the cost vs. the use of face to face … Continue reading →

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Can one learn Management and Leadership?

Posted on March 3, 2007 by Michael Schobert

Esther Derby has a blog entry about natural born leaders and managers vs. learning the skills (she also has a link to a nice little article called “Do We Have to Choose Between Management and Leadership?“). I agree with Esther … Continue reading →

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What is Common Sense after all?

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Michael Schobert

So, what is Common Sense or as we Germans say “Gesunder Menschenverstand”? According to Wikipedia Common sense is what people would agree in common. What does that mean? I think Common Sense is what a group of people have learnt … Continue reading →

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Comparing Production to Software Development

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Michael Schobert

I regularly come across people comparing the (mature and structured) production of industrial goods (mostly cars) to the (immature and chaotic) discipline of software development (or actually software engineering) . I have to admit that I am not a fan … Continue reading →

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InfoQ Interview on Lean

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Michael Schobert

The guys over at InfoQ have an interview (video) with Mary and Tom Poppendieck on Lean online. The explain the heritage of Lean as well as the basic principals applied to software development in general and product management in particular. … Continue reading →

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Effectiveness of Communication

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Michael Schobert

Why thinking about this? Thing is that work tends to be more and more distributed and the temptation to use the modern communication methods like email (in one form or another) and instant messaging is bigger than ever. Before going … Continue reading →

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