الأربعاء، 3 فبراير 2021

The Credit Paradox

I'm writing this as a sign of growing up enough to be able to share my opinion in a way that can help others grow and not to punish them or just nag about my problems, so here we go.
 
When I was a kid I remember watching a clip on TV from an award show where one guy took the mic and said that production companies and movie theaters should keep the credits rolling no matter what, obviously not for the audience since they do not care but for the crew who worked on the movie and would like to feel recognized and appreciate.


Years later I grew up to realize how true that statement was, even though I don't work in a media related field but the main idea can touch any worker on this planet and as a software engineer who spend most of his time working from a desk with almost no noticeable interaction with others I think I need to see my name in the credits a.k.a. team planning docs, email updates and leadership meetings so I can achieve something meaningful in my career to be proud of, I know its tough for manager to represent the individuals reporting to them but ICs (individual contributeres) need full support from their managers to grow because that's what "managing people" is all about.


I have worked most of my career as an IC so I'm not here to tell others how to do their job but I'm able to advice them how enhance it and I believe I can tell any manager what makes them a great manager by telling them how to gain the loyalty of their team!

First thing first, make the 1:1s and standups meaningful and please don't waste time by asking for updates that does not concern anyone but you.

Second, please invest in the people you manage by mentoring them and funding their learning resources.

Three, don't push them without telling them why! we all know managers get pushed by their managers in a chain of douches pushing each other but that does not mean you can't cut that chain at your end and be reasonable with the team for sometime!.

Four, when the team do mistakes tell them and don't just punish them in the background without their knowledge, this is the worst that can happen to an IC!

Finally, when they grow you grow so don't be that selfish and relax! your turn will come as theirs!

I can talk more and more about this but I won't though I'm waiting for the time I become a manager to prove to everyone that I can do it better.

That's all folks.

Update (09/April/2021)

Abdulrahman Afia (a leadership coach) shared a video on his TikTok account talking about a study saying that appreciating an employee will affect there performance and that is noticeable in after 30 days, I don't know if you like studies or even believe in them but the one Mr. Afia is talk about is something that we can touch in our life easily!.



عامٌ جديد وأهداف جديدة

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم


كنت بصدد كتابة قائمة بما أتمنى أن أنجزه لهذا العام (عام 2021) لكني ترددت درئا "للدراما" من جهة والابتعاد عن التقليد الأعمى لما ينتشر في العالم من جهة أخرى ولكن إذا كنت أريد وضع قائمة بأهدافي وربطها بإطار زمني محدد كنت سأبدأ من رمضان كما نصح أحد الأصدقاء مرة لعظم هذا الشهر الفضيل في الاسلام ولحديث النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عن ما يكفره صوم رمضان من الذنوب.


ومهما كانت الأهداف فلا قيمة لها إن لم تكن لوجه الله تعالى تيمنا بحديث "إنما الأعمال بالنيات" الذي استحب أهل العلم أن يكون هذا الحديث بداية المصنفات والكتب (انظر) ﻷهميته في حياة المسلم الذي يسعى في الأرض طلبا لرضى الله في كل حركة وفي كل حرف وفي كل عمل مهما كان.

أما عن ما أرغب في تحقيقه فهو بسيط ﻷهل الهمم (أدعوا الله أن أكون منهم) عصيب على أهل الكسل والشقاء (أعوذ بالله أن أكون منهم) والقائمة بالنسبة لي كالتالي:

  • قراءة المزيد من الكتب حيث أقوم بتتبع ما أقرأ على موقع Goodreads كنوعٍ من التحفيز.
  • الحصول على شهادات في مواضيع تهمني في العمل كاستخدام الخدمات السحابية من شركة Amazon أو فهم لغة الجافا بشكل أعمق.
  • حضور مجالس العلم الشرعي وتعويض ما فاتني بسبب تقصيري وانشغالي.
  • خسارة بعض الوزن حفاظا على الصحة ﻷن جسمي أمانة من الخالق.
  • الزواج من فتاة صالحة أأسس معها بيتا يرضي الله.
بعض الأمور منطقية وغير مستحيلة بتوفيقٍ من الله مع المثابرة, هذا ما كان في خاطري وما كتبته إلا تذكرة لنفسي لا لشيء آخر ولعلها تكون دافعا لغيري في وضع أهدافٍ مفيدة لحياتهم.
 
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته.