> A number of you asked...what I’m seeing happening at Google (and what I mean by a bozo).
The subjectivity of this is the core of the problem. One man's Zen Master is another man's Bozo. Often, they look indistinguishable to the uninitiated.
> Others, like James Gosling, quietly change the world by building something (the core Java language and libraries) that make so much sense and are so elegant that you just smile when you use them.
Another example of how one man's X is another man's Y. (EDIT: In putting it this way, I mean to respect both directions of opinion.)
> The indicator is when process and fairness becomes more important than judgement, and when it isn’t ok to say that some people have reached their limit.
Process and fairness are often used as proxies for meaningful relationships and understanding among coworkers. Often they are used as a means of avoiding taking such responsibility.
The subjectivity of this is the core of the problem. One man's Zen Master is another man's Bozo. Often, they look indistinguishable to the uninitiated.
> Others, like James Gosling, quietly change the world by building something (the core Java language and libraries) that make so much sense and are so elegant that you just smile when you use them.
Another example of how one man's X is another man's Y. (EDIT: In putting it this way, I mean to respect both directions of opinion.)
> The indicator is when process and fairness becomes more important than judgement, and when it isn’t ok to say that some people have reached their limit.
Process and fairness are often used as proxies for meaningful relationships and understanding among coworkers. Often they are used as a means of avoiding taking such responsibility.