Articles for category: Delivery

July 22, 2021

Greg Thomas

Huddles vs Meetings

At the first sound of a new meeting, there is a sigh (not of relief) but of dread. Another block of time in your day is taken up by a discussion of sorts that may or may not lead to something productive. Over the past year, we’ve been inundated with meetings that have given them the worst name than they already had before. At the first sound of a huddle, your immediate thought is – “What”s that? Is that the sports thing where they come up with a plan and do something?” That sounds cool? Yeah, let’s do a huddle.

July 21, 2021

Greg Thomas

Same, Same

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

Greg Thomas

Software Built on Trust

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

Greg Thomas

Focus on Your Niche

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

Greg Thomas

Working in the Gutters

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

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