Month: September 2018

September 21, 2018

Greg Thomas

Too Busy To Write It Down?

Then I guess the team is too busy to design it? Too busy to code it? Too busy to test it? Too busy to fix it? Too busy to help? If you’re not willing to take the first step towards resolving your problem, writing it down, then how do you expect to get others on board to help you? Aside: Needing help from others on figuring out your problem is a great idea to figure out what you need to do.  But you still need to do the hard work and write it down, not the busy work.  

September 20, 2018

Greg Thomas

In the Time It took…

I’ve been sitting in a coffee shop for the last 45 minutes listening to a group of people contain about the projects they are on – full on complaining. Two days ago, I overheard a conversation where 2 people conversed for 2 hours about the next release – full on complaining. Venting, getting it out is good, it’s needed to clear the air and expunge these emotions so you can move forward. But if all you’re doing is complaining over and over and over again. You have to wonder what you could have accomplished in the Time it Took to

September 19, 2018

Greg Thomas

When You Don’t Pick the Change?

Change is great. Change is amazing. But what about when you’re not the instigator of the change or you don’t see it coming? Depending on the scenario and context you might be able to pivot extremely well, in other scenarios you may not – you may be thrown for a loop and sit there looking at your screen wondering why you? Why did this have to affect me? I didn’t ask for this happen? This is outside of my control. You didn’t pick the change but it happened. So now you can either rail against everything that is happening or

September 18, 2018

Greg Thomas

No one “likes” getting a kick

Who wants to be told to practice more? Study harder? Invest more effort? Step up your game? Do more? Never stop? No one wants that kick when they already think they are on top of their game and doing great.  If you’re delivering a kick in a Performance Review, it’s often received with a little bit of “Wha?  I thought I was doing great?”. That’s why you need a kick, so you keep getting better, so the next review isn’t a case of “Wha?  I did great last year?” You might not like getting a kick, but deep down, you

September 17, 2018

Greg Thomas

Your Journey, Your Dime

If you want to learn something new – a new skill, new programming language, new anything – its on you to figure it out. It’s not your employer’s responsibility to cover the costs of the journey for you? It’s not up to the user group to stop everything they are doing and bring you up to speed. It’s not up to the beer league team you are playing with to show you to shoot better. It’s on you. It’s your journey, it’s your dime. Where all these people can help you, is in the negotiation and the starting of the journey? What

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