Month: November 2020

November 30, 2020

Greg Thomas

It’s Rally Time

We rally when we’re down, when we’re weak, when we’re feeling kicked so hard that we can’t get up. We look for that “other” gear but can’t find it (where is it? No one knows?) And then you find it. You find it in the weirdest of places. It might be that bug that you’ve been holding onto, the two of you starting at each other from across your keyboard. It might be a User story no one wants to look at or a design problem you have been struggling with. Whatever it is, all it takes is one thing

November 29, 2020

Greg Thomas

Virtual Design

How are you designing solutions with your team these days? Are you designing solutions with your team? Or are you handing it off to them to and hoping they figure it out on their own? If you don’t have the latest or greatest you might need to start getting a little creative in what you do; Building a template in PowerPoint or even paint to get your point across. Augmenting your requirements with workflows to more clearly illustrate your point. Recording yourself trying to figure out the issue or having a demo break. Sharing the whiteboard in a meeting. Whatever

November 28, 2020

Greg Thomas

How are you Supporting your team?

It’s not a question you might have been asking yourself when you were leading your team when you were elbow to elbow with each other. But now things have changed and now you need to find ways to ensure that you are supporting your team without making yourself the micro-manager from planet “I don’t trust you.” How not to support your team Force them to have a stand-up when you sign on in the morning. Force them to have a follow-up at the end of the day. Ask for daily updates on what they are doing. Monitor their activity by

November 27, 2020

Greg Thomas

Project Fatigue

It always sets in mid-way through a project. You look at the work you’ve done, you look at the work you have to do and you wonder whether you have it in you to get. It’s not easy, it was never meant to be easy, and for the faint of heart, they throw in the towel or move onto something different. But not you. You won’t give up. You won’t throw in the towel. You won’t move onto something else after the first beta goes out the door. You’ll pick up your gear and keep going, keep leading, keep inspiring.

November 26, 2020

Greg Thomas

Developer to Manager

I recently took part in an interview for the newsletter – Developer to Manager. I have been subscribing to it for a while and love the content and format that gets put out for this blog. The format is really interesting and if you’re looking to get started in Managing and Leading Software teams, it’s a great place to start to not only see what your fellow peers are doing but gain some insight from their lessons learned. My interview is here.

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