May 15, 2022
Where to Start
Anywhere. But Start. The more you think about starting, the less you are going to do it. It’s as simple as that.
Articles for category: Initiative
May 5, 2022
Just Above the Bare Minimum
That’s our goal. That’s what I heard our goal was – “Just Above the Bare Minimum.” If there was a place not to set the bar, that was it, because it’s so low, you can step right over it. Be better than the Bare Minimum… or just above it.
May 3, 2022
We Don’t Have Time To Do This Work
We never have time to do anything that we will know will one day break until that one fateful day when it breaks, in the worst possible way. Then we have all the time in the world.
May 2, 2022
The Idea of a Retrospect
A retrospect only works when people are accountable for their actions. If there is no accountability, there is no moving forward and if there is no moving forward, you will never see the value accrued from a true retrospective.
May 1, 2022
Blocked
The last month I’ve been blocked on lots of writing, missed a few days, and wondered if I should go back to it. Some days I have phoned it in and dragged myself to do it. My back bank (all the work in the queue behind it) has definitely been a lifesaver, but now it’s time to get back in there. This reminds me of code that I don’t want to go back to and sometimes I just stare at hoping it will write it stuff. Nothing writes itself.