Month: February 2021

February 13, 2021

Greg Thomas

The Evolution of “Could have been an Email”…

The statement arises from a meeting that easily could have been an email. When I hear this there are generally two thoughts that go through my head. This meeting was a presentation (there is a difference), in which case, it wouldn’t work as an email because than people wouldn’t benefit from hearing each other’s thoughts and questions (which is where the magic in a presentation occurs). If it was meant to be an email, but you didn’t participate in the email, will changing it to an email make you more interested in the topic and willing to contribute to the

February 12, 2021

Greg Thomas

Are You Part of the Team?

Take a look at the work you are doing, what you are building, what you are creating. Are you a part of the team? Does what you do contribute to what the team is trying to deliver? It’s not just code, it’s leadership, it’s teamwork, it’s accountability and owning up to when things go wrong, it’s putting in the cycles when the team needs them. Are you a part of all that? Are you on the team?

February 11, 2021

Greg Thomas

Battle of the # BOTS

Try a hashtag and get some retweets and likes. Now what did the use of that wonderful hashtag get you? You could write anything in the world and use that hashtag and get the same number of retweets, likes and engagements? Your business/side hustle/portfolio/project isn’t driven by the number of followers, shares or likes that you get – it’s driven by what you do, when you need to do it.

February 10, 2021

Greg Thomas

Errors from the Crypt

Are you not sure what that error means that your code just showed to the screen? No idea what to do next? Not sure where to find the corresponding log file? No idea how to reproduce it. Looks like there’s a problem with your code that needs to be fixed before it gets to the user – because if you don’t know what it means, they don’t have a chance of knowing what it means.

February 9, 2021

Greg Thomas

Lead With Example

When you Lead By Example, you are taking on the action yourself so that your team can learn from you and identify the best approach to getting their work done. When you Lead With Example, you take your team along for the ride, they are side by side with you, you are growing, developing and learning from one another and you figure out the best approach to getting everyone’s work done.

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