Articles for category: Growth

June 10, 2021

Greg Thomas

The Battle for Remote

Odd title, but it’s coming, you know it’s coming. At some point in the future you’ll receive an email that says – “Everyone back in, it’s time to go back to the way things were”. You know that mail is coming, and you know when it does you’re going to look at all you’ve accomplished and go – “but I like working remote”. I know myself, the first day I’m back in the car, stuck in traffic, I’m going to be wishing I was working from home. Before the “Greate Remote Experiment of 2020”, I worked a hybrid balance of

June 6, 2021

Greg Thomas

Hard Conversations

Everone’s tired. Everyone has something going on that you don’t know about. But ignoring those hard conversations and those hard questions will only make things worst, will only cause distrress and confusion amongst your team in the short-run and long-run. I’m reminded of the interview we had with Heather Caudill a few months ago on Remotely Prepared where she talked about the need for these conversations and what value has come from initiating them and having them with her team. It’s worth a second (maybe even third) listen if you haven’t heard it already.

June 5, 2021

Greg Thomas

Your Peer Leader

We all have one, someone, in some part of the company, organization, department, team that keeps us in play. When things go wrong, they jump into help. When things go right, they are there to make sure we get our due credit. When things blow up in our face, they encourage us to go on. When we need a moment, they find it and give it to us. When it’s time to move on, they make sure we do. When you’re not challenging yourself, they make sure you start. And you do all the same for them. You are each

June 1, 2021

Greg Thomas

What it Feels Like Leading a Team

If you are doing it right, this is what it feels like. It seems unpleasant, but it really isn’t, it’s tricky at first but as you get rolling you’ll get better and better. At the beginning, you are pulled in every different way as you try to find your focus, routine and delivery schedule that lines up with what your team needs to grow and deliver. The hard part is committing to giving it your all and not letting go when things look bad.

May 31, 2021

Greg Thomas

The Hidden Feature

If you are doing it right, you know what the Hidden Feature is. It’s the thing that makes your client fall off their chair. When they talk about it, their voice goes up an octave and they start waving their hands around in the air. It keeps them up at night as they worry about it. It’s their baby of the project and they know, deep down they know, that if it comes to light, it will be the best thing in the project. This is the Hidden Feature and thi sis the feature that if you make happen will

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