Greg James At Sun Microsystems Flashcards
1
Q
HS holdings issues
A
- Entire system was down for 2 hours
- The same problem happened twice
- Sun was threatened a lawsuit
- James’ teams were blaming each other
2
Q
USA team issues
A
- better connection with James
- short vacation
- high salary
- overloaded during French vacation
3
Q
Indian team issues
A
- Unhappy with their work
- feels as second class citizens
- struggled with different time zones
4
Q
UAE team issues
A
- felt disconnected from company
- Concerns about deadlines
- Adoption to different paces
5
Q
French Team issues
A
- Long vacation
- low salary
- unpredictable schedule
6
Q
What does James’ need to change
A
- Take responsibility regarding HS holdings
- Teams need more interaction with him and each other
- Arrange weekly meetings with his team managers and bi-weekly one to one meeting with them
- Let everyone express their opinions (psychological safety)
