Re:‘Positive deviants’: Why rebellious workers spark great i...
by TheOtherHobbes on Monday June 14, 2021 @02:19PM
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Risk taking is only a problem if it demands resources that would starve other known-good projects.
Sometimes even that doesn't make it a problem, because the company may decided top-to-bottom that New Project X is a good idea, even when it's extremely risky.
This can create spectacular success when it works and catastrophic failure when it doesn't. Either way, this kind of strategic risk should go through the C-suite.
Smaller tactical projects are what Fridays are for. Throw some nominal resources at engineers, give them some free time, and see what happens. If they can produce a working proof of concept - not just a cloud of PowerPoint and meetings - you may have something to run with.
Sometimes even that doesn't make it a problem, because the company may decided top-to-bottom that New Project X is a good idea, even when it's extremely risky.
This can create spectacular success when it works and catastrophic failure when it doesn't. Either way, this kind of strategic risk should go through the C-suite.
Smaller tactical projects are what Fridays are for. Throw some nominal resources at engineers, give them some free time, and see what happens. If they can produce a working proof of concept - not just a cloud of PowerPoint and meetings - you may have something to run with.