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Good nuggets from a well written post
You’ll always find yourself in situations where you’re never “paid back” for what you give. But even in those cases, I find a surprising result – there’s usually a positive payback, but it’s really indirect.
I can associate very well to this, as in my current NGPA project, I am not well rewarded with respect to money. However, I go beyond my specified duties and make/made sure people using it had no blocking issues / concerns and that earned me a very nice name and trust in the organization.
So, if you can help someone out without disadvantaging yourself, do it. That means sharing ideas, making connections, and doing little tasks that don’t eat up tons of your time and energy. Don’t worry about the return – if you do it often enough and with enough quality and value, the return will take care of itself.
More than anything in return it makes you a better person. Relevant comment …
I believe, aside from the paybacks, that habitually helping other people helps you by making you a better person. When you help others you become more patient, generous and selfless. When you only look out for yourself you tend to become narcissistic. People who are completely focused on themselves tend to self-destruct, sooner or later.
Most often developers have three quests in their mind. These three thirsts need to be quenched for the developer to feel happy, secured and eventually contribute maximum in their job
1. Anonymity:
Developer’s always feel that they are anonymous and that if anyone would even know what they are working on. If that’s of importance. If their work will be known to upper management. So management should take efforts to convey whats has surfaced to their level.
2. Making a Difference:
Developer’s feel if they are doing something of importance for anyone? If what they do will be put into real use? Are they contributing towards anyone’s success?. So, Management should take efforts to convey, whats the goal and importance for the organization and be assured its reached correctly (by reiterating the goal as and when its appropriate). Also Management should associate the work of the developers (the corresponding project) and put them in place and show how those project will help the organization achieve its goal and thereby succeed.
3. Measurement:
End of the day the effort should reflect in well being. How much and how well should be measured as close as possible (without much of an overhead) and appropriately rewarded.
