Discover the impact of perverse incentives on software development and the moral responsibilities that come with it. The hosts dive into the importance of personal accountability and how blame cultures can hinder ethical practices. They tackle the complexities of postmortems, emphasizing the need for a framework that promotes growth rather than finger-pointing. Finally, the podcast critiques reliance on magical thinking for problem-solving, encouraging a more strategic approach to tackling issues within organizations.
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Personal Responsibility Over Incentives
Perverse incentives don't justify bad behavior in software or research.
Personal responsibility matters even when systemic pressures exist.
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Social Impact of Negligence
Doing knowingly careless actions in software causes social harm and breaches responsibility.
It's wrong to excuse such behaviors merely because "that's how the system works."
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Blame Matters Sometimes
Blameless postmortems ignore cultural elements crucial for improvement.
Some behaviors warrant blame when repeatedly known to be wrong.
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What can perverse incentives teach us about software development? Join Squirrel and Jeffrey for a discussion on the importance of personal responsibility and the potential benefits of 'blameful' postmortems in driving accountability and improvement within organisations, in this episode of Troubleshooting Agile.
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Links:
- Tal's article: https://talyarkoni.org/blog/2018/10/02/no-its-not-the-incentives-its-you/
- Blameless Postmortems: https://openpracticelibrary.com/practice/blameless-postmortem/
- Perverse Incentives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive
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About Your Hosts
Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication.
Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html
Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/
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