If you can’t answer that question without pointing the conversation to some part of you as the Development Manager of a release that is late then here is the message you are projecting. It’s not us, it’s them (despite being on the same team).We didn’t screw up, everyone else did.This is there problem, not ours.It’s out of my hands. You might not want to be saying that, but you are. If you are part of…
I think like most people, yes I feel I am falling behind most days – regardless of the effort, you feel behind. And then you have the pump-up sessions where you then realize you’re ahead and doing better than you think. But you can still be behind because in your head you’ve worked out the perfect execution plan, but it’s just not happening. On these days, when I’m unsure – am I behind, should I…
And it’s going to change. In ways, you didn’t see coming. When it does change you have two options; Keep playing the old game and hope things revert back to the way they were.Start learning the new game so you can better understand how it works and what you need to do. The former will work in the short term and keep you afloat for a while until you reach a point where the game…
Just do it. Whatever it is that’s holding you back. Just do it. No one’s going to notice. No one’s going to care. Except you, because that is who cares and knows about. But no one else does. So just do it. Whatever it is.
How can we deliver faster. And my gutshot initial reaction? “Let’s talk with your team.” There is generally shock on everyone’s face when I answer the question in that way particularly because they initially think – “but they are the team that is currently delivering slowly?”. Yes, but do know why they are delivering slowly, what is holding them back, what is blocking them, what ideas they have to make it better? These are the…