Sometimes people start to behave weird when they are in control or able to influence others. They act rude, or for example are mean to their users or project members… So, take a second and reflect if you are doing similar things and hurting your project and reputation.

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communication · early-phase · introduction · social-skills · talk

Your project published a few releases and a small developer team is forming. You’re still doing the communication and web site maintenance. Time for real development is becoming smaller and smaller. Are you doing it right? (more…)

early-phase · external-help · introduction · social-skills · talk

This blog post deals with the mistakes and opportunities you might encounter when you’re trying to integrate new people in the project. The problems range from a too high entrance barrier to overly caring project leads that suffocate new members…

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communication · early-phase · introduction · social-skills · talk

This article deals with the fun aspect of building a project team. There are many things you can profit from when you participate in a project. I am going to write about a few of them…

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communication · early-phase · introduction · social-skills · talk