July 21, 2021
I generally try not to go through the motions of doing things. When I stop caring, I know that’s when I should start moving on. If you’re getting the point of things starting to feel – “Same, Same” – check how much you care and whether you are dialing it in, or giving your best effort possible that shows you care.
July 19, 2021
I’ve written on this topic before in a few places (actually quite a few times based on a quick search of this site). But I decided to expand on it a bit for a recent LinkedIn article. If you’re building software, if you want to build great software, you need to start with trust. To take from the article… Software Built on Trust starts with Development but it permeates it’s way through Product Management, Sales, Finance, everywhere the organization depends on that delivery. That’s what you can do when starting with the fundamentals of Software Built on Trust.
July 15, 2021
You can’t be everything to everyone. It’s impossible. I realized this a number of years ago as a developer when new frameworks started popping up every day. I couldn’t learn them all and be good at all of them. But I could be good at some of them. Real good. Awesome good. Find your niche, own it, make it your own. Don’t be everything to everyone.
July 14, 2021
I’m fascinated with the Gutters. For all you comic book lovers out there, the Gutters are the space between the panels where the real action happens. It’s where our brains cross over from Panel A to Panel B and our brains intuit what is happening in between. The same applies to your meetings, the Gutters is where the real work happens, between Meeting 1 and Meeting 2. It’s where the success of Meeting 2 is evaluated against if the actions from the previous meeting were implemented. The Gutters are where the magic happens, it’s where the hard work happens, it’s
July 12, 2021
Then you haven’t finished. It’s not rocket science, it’s not even basic science. If what you have finished doesn’t do what was intended, then you are not finished. You are just getting started, on your way to getting finished.
