Comments on: Beyond Blaming

By: Gerold Keefer

Gerold Keefer — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:42:32 +0000

Beyond Blaming is a classic at the level of writings like the “Mythical Man Month” by Brooks. From my personal perspective, however, I feel that the madness in the industry has risen to ever higher levels, since I first came across the article in 1996. Facts are Milton Friedman’s plea for maximum profits has infiltrated every corner of our economy and the enterprises we are working in. Left behind are sense-making, intrinsic motivation and essential human values.
We are in great need to transition from rational to inspi-rational organisations. Organisation that are not profit maximizing cash machines, but living organisms that produce real value for the people they employ and their customers.

By: Een verandering leiden, wat heb je daar voor nodig? Voorbeeldgedrag! | Ben Linders

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:44:14 +0000

[...] is met wat gezegd wordt, dan gelooft men meestal het gedrag. Deze wijsheid is niet nieuw, Gerald M. Weinberg en Jean McLendon beschreven de relatie tussen congruence en blaming al eerder.Wat betekent dat in de praktijk? Eigenlijk heel simpel, de verandering begint bij jezelf [...]

By: Ramina

Ramina — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 03:59:44 +0000

It’s very interesting.I believe it will help people to understand what is one’s context.

By: Een verandering leiden, wat heb je daar voor nodig? Voorbeeldgedrag! | Veranderproject

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:36:10 +0000

[...] Deze wijsheid is niet nieuw, Gerald M. Weinberg en Jean McLendon beschreven de relatie tussen congruence en blaming al [...]

By: links for 2011-05-01 « Dan Creswell’s Linkblog

links for 2011-05-01 « Dan Creswell’s Linkblog — Sun, 01 May 2011 12:03:39 +0000

[...] Beyond Blaming | AYE Conference In a congruent organization, your manager asks, “Where does your project stand?” and you answer, “I’m rather scared that I’m not going to make my schedule.” This starts a problem-solving discussion, out of which the two of you make new plans to get the project back on track. In a blaming organization, however, your manager may well tell you that only inferior people lack confidence. In that case, problem-solving will be replaced by blame-avoidance. [...]

By: Consideration and Respect | Selfish Programming

Consideration and Respect | Selfish Programming — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:58:43 +0000

[...] and hating” is one of the coping stances many of us adopt when we are imbalanced or feel stressed out, according to Gerald Weinber. Both [...]

By: Ted Morris Dawson

Ted Morris Dawson — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 03:06:43 +0000

What I love about this article is that it clearly relates the personal to the organisational, and offers ways in which any person can begin to change. It is interesting for me to note that what has kept me in IT (apart from the money) was the almost permanent sense of crisis that I encountered at every company or project where I worked… and this sense of crisis in the air enables me to feel that I am doing something useful (even if I’m not). After all, if it wasn’t important, we wouldn’t be panicking, would we? I have to say that I haven’t yet found a role in a congruent environment, but I now have the desire to do so and know that with awareness I will find the right next step. Kind regards to you, Ted Morris Dawson

By: Waterfall in Theory or why blaming doesn’t help at all | Clevertester

Waterfall in Theory or why blaming doesn’t help at all | Clevertester — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:42:11 +0000

[...] the AYE Conference provides a great source. Gerald M. Weinberg wrote an article back in 1996 on Beyond Blaming. During the last year he re-visited blaming with co-author Don Gray, providing an article on The [...]

By: Waterfall in Theory or why blaming doesn’t help at all | Markus Gärtner's blog

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:34:25 +0000

By: ADSystems » Conselhos para Gerentes de Desenvolvimento de Software [Tradução]

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:21:00 +0000

[...] Leia o artigo completo Beyond Blaming no site oficial do [...]