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Low Process Culture, High Process Culture - Accidentally in Code
Low Process Culture, High Process Culture - Accidentally in Code
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Low Process Culture, High Process Culture – Accidentally in Code https://cate.blog/2022/02/28/low-process-culture-high-process-culture/
Well, yes. The template had been a list of bullet points. Hence:
my struggle.
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Low Process Culture, High Process Culture – Accidentally in Code https://cate.blog/2022/02/28/low-process-culture-high-process-culture/
The second review cycle was still stressful, but for entirely
different reasons. Largely it was stress about whether or not
people would get promoted, and anxiety about telling people if
they didn’t get what they wanted. In short – it was healthy,
unescapable stress. Not stress about process, or the stress of a
manager who last gave feedback last review cycle.
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Low Process Culture, High Process Culture – Accidentally in Code https://cate.blog/2022/02/28/low-process-culture-high-process-culture/
But like all super powers, used the wrong way, process becomes a
bind and a distraction. People focus on the mechanics, rather
than what they’re supposed to accomplish and why. They start
thinking their job is to perform the process, rather than the
desired outcomes they’re looking to achieve.
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Low Process Culture, High Process Culture – Accidentally in Code https://cate.blog/2022/02/28/low-process-culture-high-process-culture/
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Low Process Culture, High Process Culture – Accidentally in Code https://cate.blog/2022/02/28/low-process-culture-high-process-culture/
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