Comments on: Little Thoughts #1: Everyone likes to get involved. http://www.jonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/ Jon Jones is an Art Outsourcing Manager in the video game industry. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jon Jones http://www.jonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-25670 Jon Jones Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:37:54 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/#comment-25670 Dwayne, thanks, man! It's cool to hear about this kind of stuff being validated in the field. Glad you dug it, and I'd love to know what the team thinks! Eric, that's an excellent point. The safest way to act on knowledge like this is simply to use it as a tool for understanding people better. People do like to get involved... you don't necessarily NEED to act on it, but you can benefit from understanding it. You be more patient, open and considerate of them, which will improve your relations and open you up to the potential for gaining valuable insights you might not have if you'd been more closed off. Which is always a good thing. :) Dwayne, thanks, man! It’s cool to hear about this kind of stuff being validated in the field. Glad you dug it, and I’d love to know what the team thinks!

Eric, that’s an excellent point. The safest way to act on knowledge like this is simply to use it as a tool for understanding people better. People do like to get involved… you don’t necessarily NEED to act on it, but you can benefit from understanding it. You be more patient, open and considerate of them, which will improve your relations and open you up to the potential for gaining valuable insights you might not have if you’d been more closed off. Which is always a good thing. :)

]]> By: Eric Chadwick http://www.jonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-22291 Eric Chadwick Fri, 25 May 2007 01:03:23 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/#comment-22291 This can backfire though. I think it leads others to evaluate you at a lower level than your real potential, which obviously can have an impact on major things like promotions, higher pay rates, referrals. Better IMHO to put my all into the piece, within my budget. If someone wants a change, fine. Of course, depending on who's asking, and how much work it is. This can backfire though. I think it leads others to evaluate you at a lower level than your real potential, which obviously can have an impact on major things like promotions, higher pay rates, referrals.

Better IMHO to put my all into the piece, within my budget. If someone wants a change, fine. Of course, depending on who’s asking, and how much work it is.

]]> By: Dwayne Broughton http://www.jonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-21851 Dwayne Broughton Wed, 23 May 2007 03:45:00 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/#comment-21851 Always wondered why the client we are currently working for always had something to add everytime we had work for him to approve. Even though he praised it for 15 to 20 mins throughout the meeting, the last 5 minutes always ended the same; with him finding some small detail he wanted to adjust or change. Which is fine because that's part of the job but...when it started to feel like a pattern, it started to be quite annoying. Little things. So when i meet with the group tommorrow..I'm gonna read this post to them and see what they think. Doesn't sound arrogant at all. Definitely closed a book in one of my chapters. Thanks great post. Always wondered why the client we are currently working for always had something to add everytime we had work for him to approve. Even though he praised it for 15 to 20 mins throughout the meeting, the last 5 minutes always ended the same; with him finding some small detail he wanted to adjust or change. Which is fine because that’s part of the job but…when it started to feel like a pattern, it started to be quite annoying. Little things. So when i meet with the group tommorrow..I’m gonna read this post to them and see what they think. Doesn’t sound arrogant at all. Definitely closed a book in one of my chapters. Thanks great post.

]]> By: Jon Jones http://www.jonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-21268 Jon Jones Sat, 19 May 2007 00:47:52 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/#comment-21268 haha, I'm glad this helped you! I've actually received some criticism over this post sounding too arrogant. :) haha, I’m glad this helped you! I’ve actually received some criticism over this post sounding too arrogant. :)

]]> By: Matt http://www.jonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/comment-page-1/#comment-20664 Matt Tue, 15 May 2007 17:49:12 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/05/10/little-thoughts-1-everyone-likes-to-get-involved/#comment-20664 You're right. I actually do "leave well enough alone" quite frequently, but I do feel like a bit of a git when I say, "hey, that looks great! Let's call it done!" You've helped me to not feel like such a git: well, unless people are leaving out the 5%, and I'm not noticing. Damn! You’re right. I actually do “leave well enough alone” quite frequently, but I do feel like a bit of a git when I say, “hey, that looks great! Let’s call it done!”

You’ve helped me to not feel like such a git: well, unless people are leaving out the 5%, and I’m not noticing. Damn!

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