Team Member you would like to see in your team

After observing many different different kind of people everyday around me, a question keep on coming in my stupid mind

Do really technical bond persons can make a project GREAT or a one who has strong will of doing anything for the project even though he/she don't know any much of technical things?

I just want to know what our SUPERB minds of CE forum think about this.:sshhh: Please try to give explanation along with poll.

"So if any of you ever get a chance to make a team for any of your project-what kind of people you would like to take in your project?"

PS:There is lot more for debating on this topic for me. Rest depends on the type of response we get here in this thread.

For my team I prefer the persons who is having sound technical knowledge. Because , I do think that, the persons with sound technical knowledge , having own interest in Challenging projects.It will be better having such persons, he can direct others. And the project can be completed with in a particular time limit.

ok so ms_cs, your option is "A Technical bond" person right?

Now what if that person is too lazy in doing work or have attitude of the thing that I know so many things my BOSS has to rely on me in any case for successful completion of project.

I have seen bond people but you know what they don't even know sometimes simple things that an average technical person know and in projects a very simple thing matters a lot right?

So how will you handle the situation in such cases?

Well you are also right, technical bond people sometimes save time but I have seen many technical bonds who simply keep on trying all their technical knowledge in the project-learning new new things by trying different technologies and making project a hell after that. What is your say for such cases?

As a good team leader what I will do is , I use positive and negative motivational strategies of management , according to the character of the people.

My first two choices will be the third and the fourth choice as I have hardly worked in a team.
But if I have to choose members, I will choose more from the second choice but that doesn't mean I would neglect the first option. I would choose a few "Technical Bonds" in my team too.

ok So assume I am in your team and I don't care what you ask me to do, I want to do the things according to me beacuse I am technical bond and I know if we use this technology , our project will go very far but don't have ever tried that technology OK

You being a TL and having more experience than me in indutry, you want to work on your technology and your boss has also finalized to work on it.

But I am not ready to work on your told technology because according to my technical bond knowledge, I have read your technology has drawbacks.

What will be your take in such situation?

Good answer for escaping from the debate but unfortunately you have to vote and that too for only 1 option. See one that best suits according to you and your answer and vote for it.

Why don't I use the Innovative ideas from subordinates??? I sure use his thoughts if I find it as useful.

Good should use but even after knowing that you and your boss have more experience and you people are not at all fools and this bond guy don't has much experience about practical application of that technlogy in bigger projects. What will be your step ?

No, that is my answer. You see if I am unable to merge the team together for a common cause and inspire them to do and make something in the way I vision it to be made, then I have failed as a leader and do not deserve to lead the team. A leader is a person who should not use his superior authority to get work done, that is what dictators do. Leader should inspire in such a manner that the other should feel that it is his own personal work and not a project or duty given by someone else.

I urge him to do the task that Myself and my boss planned already, I will warn him ,,,I will use the negative motivational strategies ...Sure He may respond to this because, he is working in a Big Corporation...It will be his prestige issue...

Well I am not getting why you guys are taking the things only to leads. I am not talking about leads -I am talking about you (as a starter for your own project) and you are going to start everything from scratch - you are not working for any company, no bosses. Only you are the boss for your project but if in any case you need to increase the size of your 1 member team then what will be your take?

And raj, Please vote for one this time(for which option your majority % goes).

Again I am saying that,I can motivate him to do that...If I cant ,I will ask him to go out...

Anything I told wrong shalini?

Ha ha ha ! This was that what I was looking for

So now let us assume that "Mr technical bond " is out of your team. Now what kind of member next?

I know you are expecting this answer...
Do you think that all technical bond will be such a persons?

Irrespective of whether I am working in a firm or not. When I start a project from scratch, the first thing will be my imagination. I would visualize the project. How it would work, what all will be needed etc. And whoever innovates and has ideas is the leader. The rest follow him/her. My majority percentage will be towards people who will work, overall around 75% to 80% of the team will be formed out of them. But the most important thing will be the trust I generate in my team members.

ok let us assume that you have a bad luck( I wish you never ever have such in your life ) and all technical bond people you found have same kind of attitude then you will still keep on waiting for a technical bond member to complete your project or you will handle it alone or you will go for any other kind of guy?

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