Comments for The McCarthy Show http://www.mccarthyshow.com All Live in Greatness! Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:17:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on 5. The Booted by Creative Freedom for All | Cupcakes and Scary Ideas http://www.mccarthyshow.com/2011/5-the-booted/#comment-145 Creative Freedom for All | Cupcakes and Scary Ideas Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:17:56 +0000 http://66.147.244.224/~mccarti0/?p=273#comment-145 [...] McCarthy Bootcamps, it’s not uncommon to do team painting. Team painting is a team bonding experience that gets [...] [...] McCarthy Bootcamps, it’s not uncommon to do team painting. Team painting is a team bonding experience that gets [...]

]]> Comment on 30. Ask For Help by AgileHPT » All You Need To Do Is Genuinely Ask For Help http://www.mccarthyshow.com/2011/30-ask-for-help/#comment-144 AgileHPT » All You Need To Do Is Genuinely Ask For Help Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:53:09 +0000 http://66.147.244.224/~mccarti0/?p=358#comment-144 [...] are big fans of Jim and Michele McCarthy, and in their podcast and protocols they state to open a question with “Will you…”.  For instance, [...] [...] are big fans of Jim and Michele McCarthy, and in their podcast and protocols they state to open a question with “Will you…”.  For instance, [...]

]]> Comment on 82. The Problem of Design by IDP | Cupcakes and Scary Ideas http://www.mccarthyshow.com/2011/82-the-problem-of-design/#comment-143 IDP | Cupcakes and Scary Ideas Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:22:56 +0000 http://66.147.244.224/~mccarti0/?p=460#comment-143 [...] team decides on a clear Shared Vision, which is a far future vision of what the world will be like after the team completes all of its [...] [...] team decides on a clear Shared Vision, which is a far future vision of what the world will be like after the team completes all of its [...]

]]> Comment on 30. Ask For Help by Agile Junction » All You Need To Do Is Genuinely Ask For Help http://www.mccarthyshow.com/2011/30-ask-for-help/#comment-142 Agile Junction » All You Need To Do Is Genuinely Ask For Help Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:19:18 +0000 http://66.147.244.224/~mccarti0/?p=358#comment-142 [...] are big fans of Jim and Michele McCarthy, and in their podcast and protocols they state to open a question with “Will you…”.  For instance, [...] [...] are big fans of Jim and Michele McCarthy, and in their podcast and protocols they state to open a question with “Will you…”.  For instance, [...]

]]> Comment on 113. A For Effort by Joe Kosmin http://www.mccarthyshow.com/2011/113-a-for-effort/#comment-48 Joe Kosmin Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:36:44 +0000 http://66.147.244.224/~mccarti0/?p=522#comment-48 It's great to hear you two on these podcasts. You both sound just like I remember from Bootcamp 12 years ago... It’s great to hear you two on these podcasts. You both sound just like I remember from Bootcamp 12 years ago…

]]> Comment on I Won’t Ask by Paul Reeves http://www.mccarthyshow.com/2011/i-wont-ask/#comment-35 Paul Reeves Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:04:46 +0000 http://www.mccarthyshow.com/?p=1138#comment-35 Agree: general cliche + ambiguous meaning => mediocrity. AND there is the open question of his intent. If his intent is that he wouldn't, say, ask others to break the law, or behave badly in some other manner, because he wouldn't - OK. But that is at best implied. So to your point, Michele, a leader needs to be specific and explicit. Cliches using implicit assumptions and unknown intent leave everyone dangling. Maybe he is an axe murderer and so thinks its OK to ask others to be one too. ?? Cheers, Paul Agree: general cliche + ambiguous meaning => mediocrity.

AND there is the open question of his intent. If his intent is that he wouldn’t, say, ask others to break the law, or behave badly in some other manner, because he wouldn’t – OK. But that is at best implied.
So to your point, Michele, a leader needs to be specific and explicit. Cliches using implicit assumptions and unknown intent leave everyone dangling.

Maybe he is an axe murderer and so thinks its OK to ask others to be one too.
??
Cheers, Paul

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