The way work is being done is changing. Therefore in today’s environment the traditional concept of a team is changing to follow the change of building things. Here in TaskBeat.com we’ve started building the team with “product first” approach where the benefits of the product are put ahead of the benefits of the team. This […]
System of work is more than tasks or charts. System of work is the organisation workflow that spans across all activities within organisation. Why would you care about system of work in the first place? System of work should be important for all business owners and business managers. With the right system of work in […]
Found fantstic read on managing perceptions and the feedback process based on perceptions within the company. I wish I had found this series of articles about two years earlier as they provide very good explanation of how no to manage employee feedback and explain precisely how damaging this might be to the management Three reasons […]
If one puts enough of attention and pressure on getting it done then even impossible happens
How do you avoid having arguments at the workplace? You don’t. It all depends how you structure the relationships at your workplace and what are the subjects of controversies. Most importantly: all depends how people treat each other and how they put their arguments forward.It’s actually good to have differences in opinions, constructive criticism, even […]
There are two distinct styles of management. One I call bottom to top and the other is top to bottom. Recently I’ve been exposed to both styles exemplified in two companies I’m involved in. Bottom to top. It’s more process driven situation. You take some employees and you focus on their growth. You take some […]
Developers of right skills want to hand craft every piece of it. This is non-productive. Craftsmanship at the code level shouldn’t be mistaken with efforts you should be putting into product, and code is not product. It might be if you’re developer but in great sense of any business it usually isn’t. That’s why with […]
Another common reason for startups to fail is the lack of persistant approach, otherwise known as the vicious loop of testing. Many startups do tend to try different things, measure how they work and abandon ideas in light of lack of response. It sometimes looks like going to a bar and then chatting up one […]
Here’s a thought: people give up not because it’s so hard (sometimes it is) but because the reward is not so great (and needs to be better) Never make it easier to just enter or to stay. Instead up the rewards to make it more desireable. You wont get the best employees for too long […]
Start-ups fail for a number of reasons. Many of them boil down to a distinct lack of (any form of) planning. Obviously if you’re into start-ups you probably understand how hard it is in fact to make any longer term plans. At the same time seeing just three steps ahead means trouble every four steps […]
