September 21, 2022
If you know where you are headed is not where you want to go, but you’re “committed” to getting there because you’ve already invested in the journey, it’s not going to get better when you get there. That’s a lot but simply – “if you are having trouble with the way you are doing things and you keep doing things that way, you’re headed for the exact same problems you have today” (I don’t know if that was simpler, but you get the idea).
September 14, 2022
Good Architects find the bad in a design that you might be in love with and perfectly aligns to your comfort design. They look at what you’ve done and show you where it could fail and point out gaps you might have missed. They are the second set of eyes that raises the game of your code and ensures you are learning new things all along the way. In short, they ensure quality is delivered, while leading the growth that is change in what you build.
September 8, 2022
Done, is not always the checkbox on the project plan. Sometimes, Done can be the first step in having an idea of what to do next and creating the spark for the discussion that will ensue. Done can be so much more than what we treat it as today.
September 3, 2022
This is a question to ask your team – What kind of team are we? Are we the kind of team that follows the rules? Do we listen to each other? Do we tell each other what to do or coach each other? Do we push the envelope? Do we lead by example? It could be all of this, none of this, some of it, or more, but the important part is to know what kind of team you are so you can figure out what kind of team you want to be. And from there you can make a
September 2, 2022
I stumbled across some very old books a few nights ago that related to the construction of houses. It went deeper than books today have because the materials were different, whereas today there are myriad options of ways to build a house (and that which are still evolving), but when those books were written they were not. But what they built was solid. In building the future, it’s never a bad idea to consult the past and learn from the patterns of yesteryear that are still in place running much of the world today. No one is saying go back
