Comments on: Management for Geeks – Expanding your existence

By: Development and Integrity Management by Eli Lopian » Management for Geeks – The 9 Rules

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:26:43 +0000

[...] Start with your own Personal Growth and Time Management. [...]

By: Eli Lopian’s Blog (TypeMock) » Blog Archive » Coaching, Its a two way street

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:48:04 +0000

[...] In a previous post, I was asked some questions about coaching. The post was about expanding my existence. I think that this is the first and most important rule of management. Leadership Starts with Self-Discovery! [...]

By: Eli Lopian

Eli Lopian — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:29:45 +0000

Yaron,
I wrote a post about it: http://www.elilopian.com/2009/03/09/coaching-its-a-two-way-street/

By: yaron

yaron — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:43:45 +0000

could you plz say more about coaching / mentoring:
how do you chose a coach?
how much does it cost?
what can you expect in return?
when will you start seeing results?

By: Eli Lopian

Eli Lopian — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:03:29 +0000

Yup,
Although this can really happen with Employees, that is why soo many software projects arrive late, without anyone really knowing when they will finish.
And most of all it happens with yourself, you always give yourself another chance (and find elaborate excuses)

By: Stoychev

Stoychev — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:20:48 +0000

Sounds quite funny that you give him a lot of chances. So congratulations for your patient.

By: Eli Lopian

Eli Lopian — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:33:03 +0000

I have tried to write about the secret ingredients here: http://www.elilopian.com/2009/02/26/management-for-geeks-secret-ingredients/

The idea is quite simple, and once you get a hold of it it is really powerful! Although it does take time getting used to.

By: Eli Lopian’s Blog (TypeMock) » Blog Archive » Management for Geeks – Secret Ingredients

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:40:27 +0000

[...] In a previous Management for Geeks post, I talked about a hypothetical relationship with John. This discussion actually surfaced the fact that I have a problem getting things done. I tell myself that I must do things, I know that these things are good but all I do is have good excuses. [...]

By: bertvan

bertvan — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:03:24 +0000

Hi,

I think you really nicely described a common problem for developers here. I can really find myself in this situation.

Right now, my official title says “.NET developer”, but I am responsible for meeting customers, project administration, training a junior developer, functional and technical analysis of multiple projects, laying groundworks for a future project, fixing and developing an existing project etc, etc…

I find it really hard to manage all these things, while still trying to do what I love to do, developing…

While I wanted more responsibilities in the first place, I’m not unhappy with my job, au contraire, but I just find it hard to time-manage this stuff.

When the secret ingredient comes along, be sure to tell me!