My biggest fear of AI is that we will lose the ability to learn how to do our work. We will go ask someone what’s next, what do I do here, and remove the “why” from the equation. When I used to look at Junior Developers, I would measure their value by their questions – if they would ask for the first step, and then not come back until stuck on Step 8, there was…
For many years, I read articles about Basecamp and how they have been able to lead and champion remote work through a completely distributed team. Then we all did it, and most of us failed. And now many are being forced back to the office. Being Remote is about delivering value, and if you’re not delivering value, well, you might as well come to the office so we can feel safe in the knowledge that…
It always was the future. But now we’re in the transformation of that Automation, we’re in the era, we’re living through it. It’s all around us in every era of everyone’s jobs. We’re not only changing one industry, but we’re changing all of them, everything, all at once. If everyone can code, does this mean no one is needed to learn how to code or to specialize in it? Or to enjoy it? Are we…
Showing up at the end. Putting your best face on at the end. Having the greatest attitude at the end. Is not what is needed to get you to the end. Because in the middle, they’ve already decided that you aren’t needed for the end or what’s next. Showing up at the beginning is easy; everyone does that, but in the middle, that’s where the real work happens.
The only time to start cross-training your team is when your team knows what they are doing. There is no value in cross-training your team when they are learning or unsure of what to do. The other time when it’s not good to cross-train is when there is pressure to deliver. Pressure to learn is okay, but pressure to deliver never results in smart learning.