What’s a Manager to Do?

Leadership & Management

When the team self-organizes, the manager needs to step back, but not too far back; she needs to step in, but not to quickly.

My article on the manager’s role in self-organizing teams is on the cover of Better Software Magazine and available on-line here. (link updated 2/4/09).

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