Articles for category: Growth

March 17, 2017

Greg Thomas

Why all the Software Architects?

I have friends that are Software Architects, many are quite good, but to be honest, I’ve never been much for the title. It looks fancy on a resume but it connotes that one is only focussed on architecture and not on coding. I.e., focussed on the thinking and not the doing. I’ve always held the belief that writing code is the only way you get better at design and architecture, you get better from the doing of it, not the designing of it.  And with that said, if we are all thinking and doing we are all doing Software Architecture.

March 16, 2017

Greg Thomas

It’s not about the Gear

Make what you have work. You don’t need top of the line gear to get going and if you think you do, talk to someone who has been doing it for years and they will tell you. I have aspirations of starting a Podcast in 2017 and when I sat down with a Podcaster (who’d been doing it for a number of years) and ask him what I needed he told me to go download some free software, spend no more than $100 on a mic and get started. Get Started and worry about improving the gear later – it’s

March 14, 2017

Greg Thomas

The Long Drive In

Whatever mode of transportation or duration it takes you to get to work does this thought ever enter your mind… “Why am I doing this?” And then, of course, you reach your place of work and your level of frustration is that much more amplified. There is always be good days and bad days – long weather days and days with no one on the roads – but if you find yourself saying this to yourself Day In and Day Out, complaining about your commute all along the way and as soon as you hit the office – perhaps the

March 9, 2017

Greg Thomas

Some Recent Reading

If you’re looking for new books to read, here are some that I’ve either read over the years or just recently that I very much enjoyed. Leading at the Edge A great glimpse into Shackleton’s journey that did not go as planned yet came out on the other side the better for it.  (side note: so good, I permanently borrowed from a place of work many years ago when we were moving). Steal Like An Artist You’ll read it in a few hours but the lessons will stay with you forever, it is one of the most powerful books ever.

March 2, 2017

Greg Thomas

For When You Leave

When the time comes that you need to leave your current employer, it is important to remember, that you are still there, with them, beside them, helping them on their mission. This is why it is so imperative here than at any point in your tenure with your employer that you exercise the following actions; Be there – don’t hide behind meetings, attend events, don’t take unused sick days, talk with people, be proud of where you are going. Be respectful – there is a difference between being proud of your achievements and gloating, no the difference Be on time – the hours

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