Volume Demarko. " To make in time "

The novel-fairy tale

Chapter(Head) 7. Selection of the personnel

Next morning Belinda has appeared at office of Mr. Tompkinsa. On it(her) there was a pure(clean) ironed sundress, and it(she) directly sparkled cleanliness. The unique concession on which it(she) has refused to go, was footwear. " That I have sometime put on shoes? For what! " - it(she) when it(he) has asked it(her) why it(she) barefoot cut off. However, Mr. Tompkins not especially objected - even barefoot it(she) towered above it(him) of centimeters on ten.

- Well, - Mr. Tompkins has affably told, moving up chair Belindy to a table upon which the heap of the resume was based. - and now we should to all this see(overlook).

But Belinda also did not think to sit down. Instead of it(this) it(she) has pulled out one resume from a heap of papers, has run its(his) eyes and with disgust has put back.

- And all is far from here these people? - it(she) has asked. - Some hours of driving?

- More likely, some minutes. I believe, all of them work somewhere here nearby.

- It is remarkable, - Belinda has obviously become cheerful. Then has unexpectedly pulled out from under a table a basket for dust and has thrust there all papers laid on a table. - let's get acquainted with people, instead of about their resume.

Mr. Tompkins looked at it(her) in mute amazement, and it(she) in the meantime has simply turned and has directed to an output(exit).

Valdo has already prepared the list of all employees which it(him) should be interviewed, and has specified in it(him) where who works. Has not passed(has not taken place) also several minutes as they have appeared at office of the first candidate - the pleasant young man in an irreproachable sports shirt and trousers.

- Tell to us what you imagine work of the head, - has offered Belinda. - As it - to supervise over projects?

Eyes of the young man have lighted up - it(he) obviously knew the answer not this question.

- To supervise... - it(he) has begun, - When I speak about a management(manual), to me film "Patton" at once is recollected. You saw it(him)? With Georges Skottom in a leaging role?

Belinda and Vebster have noded.

- And so, I am Patton. That is, I wished to tell, that the project head should behave as Patton. Remember, in the first stage of fight when it(he) attacks Rommelya? Patton defines(determines) a course of fight. It(he) gives an order about each shot.

The young man has jumped on legs(foots) and, swinging hands, began to give orders to imagined soldiers:

- Support from air, speaks Patton, and there are planes. ak-ак-ак! Women! To develop(unwrap) flanks! Here, the left battalion, in attack! And they attack! Back, to depart on all front! More likely, there! Now wait for my command(team)..... FORWARD! Attack! Attack in every way, show them, on what you are capable! The right wing to support(maintain) attacking. Yes, perfectly! Now bombers. And now a reserve! The reserve, to you to come at the left, the opponent does not wait for it(this). Women! Erase them in a powder! tra-татата! Ur!

Mr. Tompkins sat with the open mouth and did not reduce eyes from the young man. At last it(he) has closed a mouth and has turned to Belinde. That, appear, has absolutely started missing.

- e-Ý, - Mr. Tompkins has squeezed out, - Means, so you imagine a role of the head the project.

- . The same what to supervise over tank battle. The manager is a brain, the center, and all the others - infantry.

Already in a corridor, having remained alone with Belindoj, Mr. Tompkins has noticed:

- What serious young man and what keen. However, on you it(he) has not made impression, and?

Belinda has writhed a sour physiognomy.

- Vebster, and you remember this film? "Patton"? Saw saw, and whether here you remember?

- I remember, certainly.

- And you remember, what in the beginning of film when Patton "orders" about fight how our young friend believes, all occurs(happens) absolutely in another way? Patton at all does not give any command(team), it(he) simply observes of a course of battle in the field-glass. Watches(keeps up) for bronetankovoj a division which enters into a valley there where it(he) expected. And here on one of tanks it(he) notices the officer with a switch under a mousy. " Yes, Rommel, the son of a bitch, you are able to make impression. I read your book ". Patton read its(his) book, therefore can with accuracy predpolozhi what exactly begins to do(make) Rommel in such situation. And here battle begins. Attack, maneuvers of flanks, pritvornoe deviation, one more attack, support from air, occurrence of a reserve. And Patton simply observes of all. And at all does not give anybody any orders.

- Means, the fellow has a little bit embellished all. I any more do not remember all details.

- It(He) has remembered that it(he) would like to remember. Namely, the great General (head) who represents a concentration of the intelligence operating fight. All the others - " simply infantry ".

- Ah, here it that.

- And so, it has no anything the general(common) with Pattonom. Patton was not the center, a brain, orders whence proceeded. In charge of fight its(his) subordinates participated all. By then, when it(she) has begun, Pattonu it is necessary to look only. Its(his) all work has already been made, and it(he) knew it.

The second interview has ended, not having had time to begin. They have just sat down(lodge just) for a table at office of other nice young man which too has been dressed carefully and with taste.

- Tell to us a little about philosophy of management, - Mr. Tompkins has offered, remembering the previous interview.

- Well... - there has begun the young man.

- Employ, - has turned Belinda to Mr. Tompkinsu.

- What?!

- I speak, employ it(him). It(he) approaches(suits) us.

- pogodi, but I in fact even it(him) yet have not written down a name!

- Kartak. My name is Ale Kartak, - the young man has informed Tompkinsu. - you indeed take me?

- Similar, what yes, - Mr. Tompkins has answered.

- Undoubtedly, - has added Belinda.

Mr. Tompkins it is obedient has written down a name of the young man in the notebook. Well. One already is. It is necessary to find others seventeen.

Having appeared in a corridor, Tompkins has again addressed to Belinde for explanations.

- In the name of all sacred, Belinda why we have taken it(him)?

- Well... I have talked to several people from its(his) command(team) while you were in a toilet. When they have heard a name the Ale, at them simply eyes have lighted up. By the way, you have paid attention to its(his) office?

- What?

- Same at all office. It is a staff, the command center in which all the necessary artefacts are hanged out on walls.

- And, certainly, I have noticed, that all walls are covered by schemes(plans) and figures.

- Sketches of design, patterns of the user interfaces, development cycles, schedules... And the desktop and at all is not present. Only a long workbench and set of chairs. Abundantly clear, that all of them gather in this room to discuss and plan the project.

- So for whom we search? Heads who do not have table? Or such who transforms the cabinet(study) into a staff?

- We search for such heads who so well approach(suit) for the work that can change the world around of itself and achieve harmony between this world and that they do(make) together with the command(team).

They managed to this day to lead about thirty interviews. In general it was possible to tell, that all of them passed(took place) under two scripts. In one case, Belinda politely listened to the candidate, drowsily noded, and then they with Mr. Tompkinsom went to an output(exit). In other case, it(she) sharply interrupted the candidate and demanded, that Tompkins has taken it(him) or it(her) for work. And though Mr. Tompkins sometimes at all did not understand, what exactly notices in these people Belinda, all of them liked it(him), and it(he) too approved its(her) choice. It was absolutely clear, that it(she) entirely relied on the chute. Sometimes, the truth, Mr. Tompkins too made a choice, and it is necessary to tell, Belinda always with it(him) agreed. And each time before leaving(abandoning) a cabinet(study) of again employed manager, Belinda inquired, whom that considers(counts) as the best heads in the company.

They already absolutely was have exhausted, and have solved, that following interview will be for today the last. Them spent to a cabinet(study) of the woman by name Molli Mekmora. Belinda has asked it(her) to describe the project over which it(she) supervised at the moment - any generator of reports for Morovijskogo Port. Molli with vivacity has started to tell, but here at a door have knocked.

- Excuse, - it(she) has told, - Probably someone from mine.

In doors there was a person. Was one sight enough to understand, that it(he) in full despair.

- Molli, - it(he) has addressed to the chief, - There the guy, it is urgently necessary for it(him) on a confession. It is very necessary, Molli.

- Certainly, - that has answered. - now, only a scarf I shall take.

Molli has approached(suited) to shelfs and began something to search on them, having turned to a door a back. Vebster and Belinda, not in forces to constrain curiosity, have looked out in a corridor. What their surprise when they have seen was, that that come for Molli the man has got into something like the decorated case with two doors. As soon as it(he) has drawn behind itself(himself) a curtain, the red bulb has above lighted up.

Here in a corridor has left Molli, winding around of a neck a silk scarf.

- These are minutes on two, no more, - it(she) Belinde and has explained to Mr. Tompkinsu and has come into the second door of "case" and has densely closed it(her) behind itself. Costing(standing) in a corridor, they heard, how the internal partition has opened and in some seconds vocal murmurs were distributed.

There has then come(stepped) silence. Again proshurshala the internal partition, a red bulb was switched off, has lighted up green. "Case" was left by the person and has directed to the opposite end of a corridor. Molli has left after it(him), unwinding a scarf, and gesture has invited Belindu and Vebstera to come into a cabinet(study).

- , probably, all this surprises you?

- In general, yes, - Mr. Tompkins has confirmed.

- It(He) needed to tell, that it(he) is late with testing week for two, and even on all four, - Molli has approached(suited) to a board, has led round one of items(points) of the scheme(plan) a red circle and has noted new date, otstoyashchuyu from former for four weeks.

On expression of persons(faces) Belindy and Mr. Tompkinsa it was possible with uverenostyu to tell, that these explanations at all have not cleared a situation.

- Sometimes happens difficultly to look in the face to the chief and to speak, that you can not make work in time. Where easier to take and be late. But then your boss learns(finds out) about delay for four weeks later, and it(he) simply will not have an opportunity though somehow to correct a situation. For this reason we have developed(produced) such here poluanonimnuyu system. Certainly, I know, who now came on "confession", but I pretend, that it(he) is not familiar to me. In summary always I learn(I find out) bad news in time.

Belinda already stood in doors.

- You gather about something it(her) to ask? - it(she) has turned back to Mr. Tompkinsu.

- No, I think, interview is finished. Welcome in a command(team), Molli. Later we shall tell to you in what your new work will consist.

- Last question, - has told Belinda, - you have just named this system poluanonimnoj. It would be not easier to make really anonymous scheme(plan) of the notification of the heads? We shall tell, to get(start) a special e-mail address, write on which those who know the password - that is only members of your command(team) could only.

Molli has noded.

- We and wished something such to make, but network managers have not allowed. They are horrified with idea - in fact thus it is possible to dispatch(deliver) viruses. They have told "are not present", unambiguously and unshakably.

- Well, I shall find for them telling arguments, - have promised Belinda. - If it is necessary, even by means of fists. Tomorrow you will have such sanction. Let's agree, what a login will be word ANON, and the password - MOLLY? Consider(Count), that since tomorrow you can already use it(this). Can tell about it(this) to the command(team).

- And it is not dangerous? - has asked Belindu Vebster when they went back, - I mean viruses and so on.

- No, I do not think. There is one million ways to send the letter with a virus and if someone will want it(this) will necessarily make. And here to send the anonymous letter to the chief for some reason it is impossible. And consequently bad news the chief learns(finds out) all the last though people would be and are glad to give it(him) to foreknow about them. It is ready to argue, that in one organization such here ANON are not used at all, and in vain.

Having returned to office, Belinda has asked Valdo to learn(find out), skolkimi it was possible to supervise over people to each of the managers selected today. Valdo, as always, has coped with a problem(task) in a flash.

- Let's take, for example, Molli. So, it happened(it was possible) to it(her) to operate commands(teams) from three, five, five and six person.

They have approached(suited) to a wall on which descriptions of six projects for eighteen commands(teams) of developers have been pinned, and Mr. Tompkins has continued:

- In my opinion, it(she) ideally will approach(suit) for a role of project head PMill. There there will be eight or ten developers.

- M-mm, - with doubt has answered Belinda, - I more likely, would send it(her) here. And it(she) has specified a leaf with inscription QuickerStill, the project on creation of the appendix similar on Quicken. It was smallest of all projects. In the column " a maximum quantity of people in a command(team) " they have specified figure 6. For clearness Belinda has knocked on figure with the long knotty finger.

- Only six?! But in fact it(she) already it is able, it(she) had to supervise over such command(team). It(she) for certain would like something greater, it would be desirable to feel, that it(she) grows.

- So it also will be. But for the beginning we shall ask it(her) about the favor. We shall ask to postpone the growth up to the following project. And now we shall tell, that it(she) should repeat with what it(she) already successfully consulted in the past. And so we shall act(arrive) with each new manager. We shall ask them to repeat that with what they already perfectly consulted. In total once, in the form of the favor. It is a syllogism, Vebster. And it(he) still never brought me.

Soon Belinda has left to be bedded down as usually, in park, and Mr. Tompkins has sat down in the biggest armchair upholstered sittsem which has chosen for it(him) Laksa, and has reflected. Really, that for a day! Two of them have lead not less than thirty interviews, in summary - five managers who absolutely suited both of them. Tremendous results, it(he) also could not hope on such.

Looking through the of a note, it(he) has understood, that never before in a life did not feel such confidence of correctness of the choice. If other thirteen person will be though are approximately similar to these five with such command(team) any task will be on a shoulder.

When it(he) has risen from an armchair, has already darkened. It was time to take a shower and send to have supper. But before it(this) Mr. Tompkins was late for some minutes at a desk - it(he) would like to write down impressions of today. Generally it(he) intended to make a note about employment, but all over again it(he) has written down remarkable words Belindy about Pattone and a management(manual).

From a diary of Mr. Tompkinsa:

The commander-in-chief on a battle-field as a metaphor of management of projects

• To the beginning of battle work of the commander-in-chief is already finished.

Interview and employment

• To employ the person, its(his) abilities are necessary for the manager all: heart, soul, a nose and ability to feel an interior (generally, the last).
• Do not try to employ people alone - to involve in this process intuition of two managers much better.
• Ask new members of a command(team) to undertake in the project that work which it(him) already used to be carried out successfully in the past, and other ambitions and growth to postpone up to the following project.
• Ask navodku: that person whom you have chosen to yourselves in a command(team), for certain can advise, who to you still should be employed.
• More listen, speak less.

Last remark concerned to feature of behaviour to which it(he) has learned today at Belindy. It(he) liked to begin at once the story about the organization which it(he) now creates, about their project, about that, this project, and so on as though silence to it(him) has been intolerable is how much difficult and interesting. When in conversation there came a pause, Mr. Tompkins felt, that is obliged by something to fill it(her). And here Belinda behaved absolutely in another way. When at it(him) it turned out to constrain a stream of words, and the initiative incured Belinda, in conversation quite often there were long pauses. Then Belinda simply sat and looked at the interviewee. Eventually, the person started to speak, and that it(he) spoke in such situations, it was usual the most valuable part of interview. Mr. Tompkins has re-read today's records and has understood, that from Belindy it(he) has learned not only to the last, but also that has written down earlier. So, means, its(his) merit here absolutely is not present? Well certainly, it not so. That last night before occurrence on work Belindy it(he) all the same has seen(overlooked) fluently the resume and has put from above what have seemed to it(him) the most promising. And the list with which has supplied them Valdo, with names and addresses, has been made in that order in what the resume laid. So all the day long they intervyurovali those managers who have seemed to Mr. Tompkinsu the most probable candidates.

And Mr. Tompkins, having hesitated for a time a share of second, has written down one more, last item(point) in the today's list:

• And all this will work even better if you slightly will garble a pack.