Comments on Off The Schneid: Corporate Culture

> I think another blunder is the CYA syndrome, ...

2007-12-20T10:13:00.000-06:00

> I think another blunder is the CYA syndrome, where you ignore any problems that aren't related to your area of a project.

CYA also can lead to complications, such as MYOB, where you ignore warnings about problems in your area of the project if they come from someone outside your area of the project.

When I've seen it, it comes from information-hoarding managers who think that the secrets they hold mean they are the only ones capable of judging the state of the project.

I think another blunder is the CYA syndrome, where...

2007-12-20T08:34:00.000-06:00

I think another blunder is the CYA syndrome, where you ignore any problems that aren't related to your area of a project. Even though the issue may be important enough to be detrimental to the entire project; there isn't a sense of coming together as a team to fix something because "well, at least it isn't my ass on the line."

A good team/department culture would see a problem like that as something that may need to be solved as a team, since it's the team's reputation on the line, if the project has troubles. Not just hang that person (or part of the project) out to dry.

Too bad I don't have a blog, cause then you could ...

2007-12-20T08:17:00.000-06:00

Too bad I don't have a blog, cause then you could link to me about complaint lunches... :)