Comments on: The plight of the maverick http://www.jamesv.org/2007/05/23/the-plight-of-the-maverick/ code shanty Tue, 6 Jan 2009 20:19:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: john manoogian III http://www.jamesv.org/2007/05/23/the-plight-of-the-maverick/#comment-111 john manoogian III Sun, 24 Jun 2007 02:17:41 +0000 http://www.jamesv.org/2007/05/23/the-plight-of-the-maverick/#comment-111 <p>great questions.</p> <p>re: the frigate-class weight of massive infrastructure investment -- IMHO it's less the SIZE of the investment and more the quality & utility (read: EFFECTIVENESS) thereof: contrast the utility of, say, perl, with the utility of, say, the PeopleMover. which would you rather build atop?</p> <p>"but how do you thrive in a system that doesn’t really know how to treat you?" / "Shouting at the top of your lungs? Begging for forgiveness?"</p> <p>no, of course not -- you know that. :-)</p> <p>The simplest way is to use strategic empathy, i.e., understand the needs and language of the organization, understand your own skills and best manner of contribution, and finally provide the organization with a plan that shows how to reap the most valuable contribution from you. it's all about alignment and leverage, no?</p> great questions.

re: the frigate-class weight of massive infrastructure investment — IMHO it’s less the SIZE of the investment and more the quality & utility (read: EFFECTIVENESS) thereof: contrast the utility of, say, perl, with the utility of, say, the PeopleMover. which would you rather build atop?

“but how do you thrive in a system that doesn’t really know how to treat you?” / “Shouting at the top of your lungs? Begging for forgiveness?”

no, of course not — you know that. :-)

The simplest way is to use strategic empathy, i.e., understand the needs and language of the organization, understand your own skills and best manner of contribution, and finally provide the organization with a plan that shows how to reap the most valuable contribution from you. it’s all about alignment and leverage, no?

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