Oct 4, 2009

Notes to my team #1

Filed under Diary, Teamwork

I wrote the following on April 30, 2007 for the standards team I managed at PayPal. It’s a good reminder to any evangelist: stay focused on results, don’t let yourself get bogged down in the politics of the organization, and don’t try to do everything on your own!

We are a SOLUTIONS team –
     not the whining team
     not the complaining team
     not the commiserating team
     not the finger-pointing team

ALWAYS

  1. focus on the problem
  2. determine what we can solve
  3. define what’s for others to solve
  4. involve others to help
  5. facilitate communications

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