Pay and Play LO5151

Jim Michmerhuizen (jamzen@world.std.com)
Fri, 26 Jan 1996 22:48:51 +0001 (EST)

Replying to LO5129 --

On 26 Jan 1996, Rol Fessenden wrote:

> I can verify from pesonal experience that almost invariably the employees
> will set higher standards than the manager. And given enough time, they
> will reach it as well. It is incredible what can happen.

I can too. And so do Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister, in "Peopleware" --
a dandy, detailed, earthy book about software teams and their managers.

--
Regards
     Jim Michmerhuizen    jamzen@world.std.com
     The Residence at     http://world.std.com/~jamzen/
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