Punishment Driven

Development#pdd

Louise Elliott@IvanaTerrorBull#agilemanc Friday 13th 2016

Given that a team isn’t delivering fast enough

When you have told them the delivery date over and over again

Then punish them with no bonus and bad performance reviews

Who’s to blame?

Choose a recent exampleWhat outcome did the manager want?

What was the outcome?

A Challenge…

An Experiment…

An Experiment…

Low High

Scenario 1

John is at a football game when he sees another fan, called Steve, wearing a scarf supporting the opposing team. John tells Steve to take the scarf off. Steve refuses and John hits him in the face.

Blamew

orthiness

Punishment

Why do we punish people?

Odd man out

I wanted a team which worked well togetherWhat could I have done to achieve it?

Scenario 2

John and Steve are hunting in the woods. Despite the fact that John has followed all safety rules his shotgun misfires, accidentally hitting Steve in the side. Steve dies before John can fetch help.

Blamew

orthiness

Punishment

Bonus

Bonus

LazyTrainee

Distracted Excellent

What outcome does the product owner want?What is the likely outcome?

What alternative action could he have taken?

Scenario 3

John drives a security van containing money. One day Steve kidnaps John’s daughter and threatens to kill her if John doesn’t give Steve the money. John steels the money from his van and gives it to Steve. John’s daughter is returned safely.

Blamew

orthiness

Punishment

Yes but…

I wanted to get my work doneHow could I have gotten that outcome?

Hansei

Scenario 4

John planned to kill his mother for the inheritance. He dragged her to bed and lit her oxygen mask with his cigarette, hoping to make it look like an accident. His mother’s clothes caught fire and she burnt to death.

Blamew

orthiness

Punishment

Angry man

I wanted a good working relationshipHow could I have gotten that outcome?

Personal Kaizen

Scenario 5

John and Steve are friends who share a competitive streak. They frequently play tennis together. One day when they are playing Steve easily defeats John 2 games in a row. In frustration, John returns the ball particularly hard and it hits Steve in the eye.

Blamew

orthiness

Punishment

(Buckholts et al, 2015)

(Buckholts et al, 2015)

Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

Punishment Driven Development Manifesto

Finding out who is to blame over working collaboratively

Retribution over encouraging innovation

Punishing mistakes over avoiding future mistakes

Venting emotions over achieving goals

Punishment Driven Development Manifesto

Respecting people over controlling people

Celebrating mistakes over punishing mistakes

Putting yourself in their place over putting others in their place

Changing your behaviour over changing their behaviour

People

People DrivenDevelopment

#pdd

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