Re: [Gnu-arch-users] details is details, not punctuation

[James Blackwell]

On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 04:32:00PM -0400, Aaron Bentley wrote:
> Sure.  In the context of a Free Software project, I'd say a good leader
> ensures that the project makes the best use of the resources it has.
> Sometimes, the leader will be the project's only useful resource, and so
> they should work on the code.  When there are other useful contributors,
>   the leader should spend some time ensuring the submitted patches are
> high-quality, some time ensuring contributors have the resources they
> need (e.g. APIs, documentation), some time merging the patches, some
> time coding, some time mapping out future directions.  Proportions will
> vary by project, of course.

I think this is a common flaw of many people new to management. They fail
to realize that their time is no longer best spent doing direct work, but
supervising and organizing the people that do. 

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 James Blackwell      |   Life is made of the stuff that hasn't killed
 Tell someone a joke! |   you yet.                       - yours truly
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