Re: Expectations too high?

[TechComm Dood <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>]

> I've taken to scheduling a weekly meeting with each developer.  We sit down
> for 15-30 minutes, and I ask them questions about their areas of expertise.
> At first they didn't want to commit to these meetings, but I got the project
> manager in my corner, and now no one seems to mind.  My trick is to keep the
> meetings short and bring gifts of coffee, soda, cookies, etc.

Ugh, I absolutely loathe this approach. I call it "feeding the
problem". You're fostering the continuation of the problem by
rewarding them for giving you minimal time and involvement. If you
want to reward them, do so when they go above and beyond the call of
duty (as they'd see it). The trick is to get integrated into their
workflows, not to get a piece of their attention for 15 minutes a
week.

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