Leadership Paradigms for Remote Agile Development: How To Lead Your Team Remotely

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B. Jakobus et al.Leadership Paradigms for Remote Agile Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8719-4_7

7. Managing Expectations

Benjamin Jakobus¹  , Pedro Henrique Lobato Sena² and Claudio Souza³

(1)

Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(2)

Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

(3)

Westport, CT, USA

 

Expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.

—Brandom Sanderson, The Way of Kings

Our expectations deeply affect how we interact with other people. In the working environment where we often depend on other people in order to complete our own work, this becomes even more apparent. When we set high expectations and ...