November 9, 2021
A simple exercise you can do by yourself when you’re not sure where to lead, all you need is a piece of paper and a list. Write down everything, EVERYTHING, you and your team are doing. Now right beside each item who is leading it. If you are spending more than a few seconds trying to identify who is leading it, chances are no one is, and you have your answer.
November 6, 2021
As Developers, we put in a ton of effort into naming things. We focus on the case of how we name it, we debate between prefixes and suffixes of how we name them and whether they should be short or long. Great effort gets put into making the arguments of our methods and functions as clear and concise as possible. The same should be done with our team and stakeholders as well – providing clear arguments and paths to what we are trying to accomplish.
November 5, 2021
I’m not a fanatical advocate for video in our remote life – using it when necessary is my primary motto. When I am on a call and people are not using I don’t mind as long as their focus is on the call, as long as they are listening to what everyone is saying, as long as they are engaged. Video shouldn’t be the stick that makes sure you are listening to meetings. If it is, you don’t have a video problem, you have an attention problem, and that is a bigger problem to solve that will not be addressed
October 29, 2021
Can you make your code better? Can you stop it from being so unwieldy? Can you code for the one problem that is in front of you or do you need to look at all the problems around you before you can decide? Controlling your code, what you write, and not letting it spiral out of control is one of the most difficult tasks developers have to perform. Our innate desire is to solve all the problems and make the world a better place. But sometimes (most in fact) we instead need to focus on the one that is in
October 27, 2021
Stop waiting to be asked. And start doing what needs to be done. Fill the gaps, plug the leaks. That’s the first step in taking the lead.
