diff --git a/content/books/things-i-learnt/_index.md b/content/books/things-i-learnt/_index.md index 055c3f0..e6974b2 100644 --- a/content/books/things-i-learnt/_index.md +++ b/content/books/things-i-learnt/_index.md @@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ template = "section-contentless.html" * [People Get Upset About Code And Architecture Quality 'Cause They Care](people-care) * [You'll Learn About Yourself The Hard Way](learn-about-yourself) * [Pay Attention On How People React To You](watch-reactions) + * [Don't Confuse Hero Project With Hero Syndrome](hero-syndrome) * [Beware of Toxic People](toxic-people) * [Beware of Microaggressions](microaggressions) * [Toxic/Aggressive People Are Not Fixable -- Unless It's You](fixable) diff --git a/content/books/things-i-learnt/hero-syndrome/index.md b/content/books/things-i-learnt/hero-syndrome/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d6908c3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/books/things-i-learnt/hero-syndrome/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ ++++ +title = "Things I Learnt The Hard Way - Don't Confuse Hero Project With Hero Syndrome" +date = 2019-07-25 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["en-au", "books", "things i learnt", "personal", "hero syndrome"] ++++ + +Someone that suffers from Hero Syndrome will claim that things won't work +unless they are carefully watching over everything. + + + +I've seen this at least two times in my professional life. Usually, those +people are actually doing so much micromanaging that they are not other +realize when things are in trouble. + +I've even seen someone doing a poor job on _their job_, so things would break +and then start calling people out that he had to fix it 'cause nobody would. + +Don't do that. + +I know you can get frustrated when you're the only one realizing things are +breaking apart, but you can add some +[monitoring](/books/things-i-learnt/monitoring) to your project, asking your +manager to show your solution -- you can even mention it on your group/daily +stand up meeting -- and pointing out to people how to realize when your +project broke. Suddenly, people will realize how to monitor theirs too. + +{{ chapters(prev_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/watch-reactions", prev_chapter_title="Pay Attention On How People React To You", next_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/toxic-people", next_chapter_title="Beware of Toxic People") }} diff --git a/content/books/things-i-learnt/toxic-people/index.md b/content/books/things-i-learnt/toxic-people/index.md index 300acea..02f09a6 100644 --- a/content/books/things-i-learnt/toxic-people/index.md +++ b/content/books/things-i-learnt/toxic-people/index.md @@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ realize that you may be seen as toxic 'cause [you don't understand yourself yet](/books/things-i-learnt/learn-about-yourself) and the way [people react to you](/books/things-i-learnt/watch-reactions). -{{ chapters(prev_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/watch-reactions", prev_chapter_title="Pay Attention On How People React To You", next_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/microaggressions", next_chapter_title="Beware of Microaggressions") }} +{{ chapters(prev_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/hero-syndrome", prev_chapter_title="Don't Confuse Hero Project With Hero Syndrome", next_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/microaggressions", next_chapter_title="Beware of Microaggressions") }} diff --git a/content/books/things-i-learnt/watch-reactions/index.md b/content/books/things-i-learnt/watch-reactions/index.md index 7b890c1..0e31d19 100644 --- a/content/books/things-i-learnt/watch-reactions/index.md +++ b/content/books/things-i-learnt/watch-reactions/index.md @@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ they opening themselves to you or are they closing? [^1]: I have this "serious" problem that, depending on the word someone says, I recall some lyrics and suddenly start singing it. -{{ chapters(prev_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/learn-about-yourself", prev_chapter_title="You'll Learn About Yourself The Hard Way", next_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/toxic-people", next_chapter_title="Beware of Toxic People") }} +{{ chapters(prev_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/learn-about-yourself", prev_chapter_title="You'll Learn About Yourself The Hard Way", next_chapter_link="/books/things-i-learnt/hero-syndrome", next_chapter_title="Don't Confuse Hero Project With Hero Syndrome") }}