June 12, 2019
The first cut. The first deployment. The first delivery. Getting to that point of – “here it is, here is what I am offering” – is the hardest step you’ll take to getting whatever that thing is out the door. What comes next will be the feedback and the critiques you need to make it better but no matter how red or how many bugs get reported. It will never be as hard as getting that first draft out the door.
June 10, 2019
Here’s someone you’ll come to meet once or twice in your career – the Project Hoard. The Project Hoard implies exactly what it is – someone who hoards all the projects for themselves. All the development, architecture, design, deployment tasks that are critical to the project being a success, they take it all on, they own it all, they can’t let any of it go, they can’t trust anyone to do it as well as they can, they have to keep it all. And here is the result, every time. They will not deliver on time, they will be late
June 7, 2019
If you are looking to implement a colossal change in your life and/or career. I.e., Run a Marathon or build an iPhone App as examples… And you’re getting nowhere because the goal of what it is you are trying to achieve is simply too big start with getting comfortable with the smallest part of the project. Master the Mini. If it’s an app you are building, focus on the database and how you are going to store data. Or if you need authentication, build the authentication module. If both of those have a significant learning curve, start with one, master
May 24, 2019
Like most people, I was glued to my tv watching the final season of Game of Thrones. This isn’t a long-winded commentary on what did and did not work, who should have been king, lived or died. This is about context. If you only watched the first six seasons you would say it was a brilliant run – slow-burning, character-driven, dripping with tension at every moment. If you only started watching the last two season you would say it was a brilliant run – fast-paced, quick narrative, impressive action sequences, go, go, go. The key to both is the context,
May 7, 2019
Leading a team is more than following the right powerpoint decks on culture, leadership and team building. It’s about connecting with the people you may or may not have chosen to be with you. It’s about finding the connection between what they want to achieve and what you need the team to deliver. It’s not a simple equation and it’s where many fail – transitioning from the analytical and metrics to the emotional intelligence it takes to figure out what makes someone tick, why they are struggling, what you can do to help and on and on. If you’re struggling
