December 4, 2021

Greg Thomas

Pushing Ahead

On a new project, things go wrong, all the time, because they are new. That’s what makes them so much fun, it’s like learning a new skill, you’re going to get stopped, you’re going to fall, you’re going to make mistakes. But the only way to get better and keep improving is to keep pushing ahead. If you stop pushing, stop learning, stop growing, you’ll become stagnant and the first question we all ask ourselves when things become stagnant – “How did I get here?”

December 3, 2021

Greg Thomas

Compared to Others

Compared to others you might not be as faster at getting your work done. You might be a slower coder. Your writing might not be as polished. Your art lines might be harsh where theirs is graceful. Your presentation might lack transition where others didn’t need one. But don’t forget, never forget, that others are comparing their work to yours, wishing it could be more like you.

December 2, 2021

Greg Thomas

Am I doing the right thing?

If what you need is, not what you are doing, then you are doing the wrong thing. It’s a simple answer, a harder question to ask, that we generally prefer not to do.

December 1, 2021

Greg Thomas

I’m Here for the Checkboxes

The last thing anyone wants to hear at a meeting – someone is here solely to say we had the meeting. If this is the case, show them how to create a form, how to track that boxes are being checked and iterated over. Do anything and everything, so that this statement is not uttered in your meeting when you are trying to lead people to work through a problem and deliver. Your people need (and deserve) leadership, not checkboxes.