Month: August 2020

August 31, 2020

Greg Thomas

Lead Them Through It

Your team isn’t always going to know how to get out of a problem. Depending on the scope, they aren’t going to know the protocols to be observed, the people to talk to, the process to follow, the emails to be sent, the flags to be raised, etc, etc. That’s your job. Depending on the severity, you might want to hope it all goes away but we all know it won’t. Not without you. This is where the hard work begins, this is where your team needs you to rise up and lead them out of this mess. It’s not

August 28, 2020

Greg Thomas

Finding the Time

Everyone is busy working on everything that they are doing. You’re busy trying to keep your head above water. That list of things you want to accomplish isn’t getting any shorter. So now, is the perfect time to prioritize what you need to do and get it done. When are you at your best to get things done? Great, schedule that work to happen there and no where else – that is when you are at your best. Does this mean you might sign on 15 – 30 minutes later for work? Possibly, but if that is all the time

August 27, 2020

Greg Thomas

The One Hit Wonder

That last release isn’t your last. Your next post will do just fine. That tweet that everyone loved, your next one might not do as well. That instagram post that had everyone chuckling, you’ve got a few more ideas inside of you. You’re only a One Hit Wonder if you compare yourself to the luck and timing you had the first time you did something. The algorithms aren’t perfect, people’s routines change daily, who knows… we could all be told to work remotely for 8 months? Whatever the reason, don’t base your status as a One Hit Wonder on a

August 26, 2020

Greg Thomas

The Project Event

There is a moment in every project where an event occurs that stops the project in it’s tracks. It can be a good thing – “we don’t need to do this” or a bad thing – “someone is asking us to stop”. Whatever it is, it is a defining event in the delivery of the project and the team. What happens in that time defines how the project will succeed, where it will go and what the team will be able to accomplish. It is the event, it is the moment that will be looked upon in the project that

August 25, 2020

Greg Thomas

After the Initial Release

Years ago when we released my first 1.0, the next day I felt empty. I poured everything into my keyboard that I could. My fingers were constantly crackling against the keyboard. I detest loud keyboards and went through three of them that year. I would go to sleep thinking about code, wake up to a nightmare about it (true story), then go to work to put the nightmare to rest. For that year and a bit, the release consumed me. When I passed by my computer, it stared at me in the face and mocked me that I wasn’t there,

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