December 17, 2018
The latest episode of Sniffing Markers is up. It’s an old recording with Colin and I riffing on the need for great storytelling in your presentation. There are some great links in the show notes but one that I want to throw out is this YouTube video on “How to Rock the Stage” – a great message for those of us that are shy when speaking in front of audiences the first few times.
December 14, 2018
I don’t know if we ever found out? When this show was on, I can’t remember one person ever standing up and saying that “they were the boss and no one else is”? It made for great comedy but when you’re in a meeting and have a conversation that starts going down this path. Us: We’re implementing this new idea. Them: No you’re not, we haven’t approved it. Us: Oh, we did a demo, everyone liked the approach and the answers to their questions and we received approval to go ahead. Them: They cannot give you approval only we can.
December 13, 2018
Unless you let them. So the question is – if someone tells you, you did a bad job, are you going to let that stop you from doing something you love? (hint: I can’t answer this, only you can, but hopefully seeing it written down will point you in the right direction).
December 12, 2018
The only person you hurt when you hold back on giving your best effort is you. If the team is not up to your level, you bring them up, otherwise you are letting them down. If your intensity and commitment is different than everyone else’s, you share that with the team so they know where you are coming from. If you see problems that they don’t, bring them up to speed, don’t wait for them to figure them out. But don’t Hold Back. Don’t hold back on your own Drive and Delivery just because someone else is.Let loose
December 11, 2018
Of all my SlideShares, this one remains my favourite – “How to Write Great Requirements”. In the almost four years since I wrote it, we still haven’t got it right. It’s not perfect, but it’s a start.
