Don’t jump in
Every project gets some kind of kick-off. An event that marks the difference between thinking about it and actually doing it. The forces are gathered,…
With all that experience, with all that dexterity, with all that inside information about the what and the who and the when of the thing, you find things a little more obvious and a little less bother than others around you.
A quick decision, a zig instead of a zag, bouncing things off the bigger picture, resting on some domain expertise here and some pattern matching there – it all comes a bit easier.
Not for everyone.
Starting where they stand – they struggle because they lack things you take for granted.
It takes them longer, they have to work it out from first principles, it’s an uphill struggle in the dark.
That’s a good thing.
These are the kind of challenges they have to face to build their own experience and dexterity.
Skippy strategy: Don’t jump in. Give them time to figure things out and get to the line.
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Grease.
With luck, it’s not necessary.
At least for a while.
But in every group, at some point, someone has to play the role of grease. Getting between…