Month: September 2023

September 30, 2023

Greg Thomas

The Wrong Tools

We all have our set of GOTO tools when we need to work a problem. Markers, Whiteboards, NotePad++, libraries, extensions, plugins, etc, etc. Starting with a new set of tools that are not your own feels wrong, out of place, and forced upon you.  It feels like you are trying to crush a square peg through a round hole and it refuses to go.  You keep pounding it in, but it won’t go. Give them time, after a while, you might not value them all, but you’ll grow to like a few that might give you some benefit, save you

September 29, 2023

Greg Thomas

The Framework of One

Frameworks for one always work, always do exactly what you want them to. They are the most intuitive systems on the planet that can never fail no matter the bug or the error. But what happens when it becomes a Framework of Two?  Or Three? What is the cost to move to more than one user consuming your framework? Could be what you have built isn’t a framework, but rather a collection, still a great starting point to build something. The best metric of any framework will always be – how long does it take for someone to be productive

September 28, 2023

Greg Thomas

I’m Supposed to Stand Up More

I have a stand-up desk. I have a sticker on it that says “STAND UP”. I don’t overdue it in 45/60 minute increments and try to go for a basic 15 or 30 morning/afternoon. But when the days are long, when I need it most, I don’t do it. I have no idea why.  

September 27, 2023

Greg Thomas

Where’s the List?

The team needs a list. The leader defines the list. The list is everything that needs to be done from now until the team reaches their goals. It starts off big with chunky milestones and then breaks it down into more manageable activities until it becomes tasks that the team can work on and understand the point where their effort, their contributions, contribute to and become something bigger than they could accomplish on their own. But first, it starts with a list, of what must be done, to succeed.

September 25, 2023

Greg Thomas

Check the Box

Did you show up? Did you do the bare minimum? Were you there but not engaged? Did you give to try your best? Could you have done better? Checking the box isn’t enough, it never was, and it never will be.  The next time you find yourself in that scenario, ask yourself what you could accomplish if you did more next time – not for others, but for you.

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