March 14, 2007
Hello, kumquat
If you’re anything like me, your career has been relatively devoid of feedback.It's sad, really.
You've been driven by your own desire more so than the opinion of your superiors and peers. And your requests for guidance have often fallen flat or been completely ignored.
Worse yet, this feedback--when it comes--only comes on a quarterly or annual basis.
And it usually contains such thoughtful and career-altering guidance as "Great job," "Nice work," and "Smells nice; seems to shower often."
Yes, my friend, it’s a sad and sordid tale.
Maybe you’re in the traditional corporate-review setup, where you’re only as good as your last project. Or maybe the project before that.
If you’re out on your own or at a small company, you have absolutely no structure to support a formal review process.
It's a problem. And it's pervasive. Fun.
Is this really the most valuable environment for furthering your development?
(Of course, the answer is no. Why would I ask the question, otherwise?)
Well, I thought I'd get some friends together and we'd try to fix that problem. Unfortunately, we're idea people. So we had to hire some other people to pretend to be our friends and help us.
The result? Kumquat.
With it, we're going to try to fix this no-feedback problem. You and me. Together. With our peers. And these other folks helping us, who despite their best efforts, have become friends, as well.
Will Kumquat succeed? Will Kumquat ever even launch?
Who knows? But I like you, so I thought I would invite you along for the ride. Or the train wreck. Just our little secret, snookums.
Join us, won't you?
Labels: feedback, kumquat, performance, project, review
Hello, kumquat
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