I don’t know if we ever found out? When this show was on, I can’t remember one person ever standing up and saying that “they were the boss and no one else is”? It made for great comedy but when you’re in a meeting and have a conversation that starts going down this path. Us: We’re implementing this new idea. Them: No you’re not, we haven’t approved it. Us: Oh, we did a demo, everyone…
The only person you hurt when you hold back on giving your best effort is you. If the team is not up to your level, you bring them up, otherwise you are letting them down. If your intensity and commitment is different than everyone else’s, you share that with the team so they know where you are coming from. If you see problems that they don’t, bring them up to speed, don’t wait for them…
Of all my SlideShares, this one remains my favourite – “How to Write Great Requirements”. In the almost four years since I wrote it, we still haven’t got it right. It’s not perfect, but it’s a start.
It takes time, it takes patience, it needs a methodical approach to measure what is needed – it cannot be all point and click as fast as you can go and then say – “we’ve tested for performance”. If you’re getting started with implementing a Performance Strategy for the first time there are a few steps you can take before you even start coding that will help set yourself and your team up for success.…
One of the greatest examples to highlight the need to stop talking and get walking. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t… but at the end of it… I hope you have some chicken. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLyOj_QD4a4