Articles for category: Delivery

December 27, 2022

Greg Thomas

The Optics you Give

I strongly dislike using the word Optics because it immediately transfers over to – “how do we look”, “what are we doing”, “what do people think”,  etc, etc, etc and it removes your focus from where you should be and what you need to focus on. Without even trying we give out Optics – saying we’re busy but then not doing anything about it?  Saying you hear someone but doing the exact opposite?  We’ve all had those statements and moments with ourselves and others. I’ve had a few scenarios with Optics over the past few weeks where I’ve asked myself

December 23, 2022

Greg Thomas

The Signals You Send

If you want to be seen as the developer that “knows it all” you better work hard to make sure you do (an impossible task). Or, if it’s something much smaller as – “yes I’m really busy and do have not to time for other tasks” – then you better be really busy. The statements we make are descriptions of what we are going through and what we are doing but the actions we take, are the signals we send to those we work with. Don’t let the two conflict with one another.

December 20, 2022

Greg Thomas

What Job are you Good for?

We all know where we excel and the value we provide. The hard part is showing it to others when it’s not clear what the path is. And who wants to talk about what they are good at? Not easy, but maybe it’s a question to ask of yourself to know where you are going next.

December 16, 2022

Greg Thomas

New Categories

I’ve held off on adding new categories to my posts for a while now as I generally think what you do comes down to behaviors of work that you do, but I know I’ve been writing about different areas of work that I’d like to bring more to the forefront and I’m also looking to change some of the content that I’ll be writing about. You’ll start seeing new categories such as Team (for remote, hybrid, office, team content), Ideas for posts that are simply that Ideas, and Developer where I want to get back to more technical content that

December 13, 2022

Greg Thomas

Where it Fell Over

There is always that point in any project where it fell over. The hard part is realizing where you were when it fell over and what you could have done differently. The even harder part is wanting to find this point so you can make a difference on your next project (because who wants to revisit old pains)?

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