Values Conflict: The Self-Serving Boss
The team was charged with rapid software development. After an embarrassing two-year debacle with a now-bankrupt software company incapable of delivering, My company engaged a loosely knit group of retired computer information science professors to undertake an intricate systems rewrite in seven months. Coupled with the talent and experience of the developers was my expertise of the business and significant support from senior management. Unfortunately, one of the team was a considerable hindrance to the timeline. This is the story of my professional dilemma with a new boss, Otto. The values conflict I wrestled with focused on our different work ethics, professional integrity, and Otto’s manipulation of the perception of management.
Otto was hired as project lead by the company for two reasons: positive association with the organization as a previous consultant, and his connection to the team’s chief developer. Otto negotiated his position with benefits for attending the......
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