July 22, 2024
It’s up to you how you want to present your status. It doesn’t have to be what you did / didn’t do. It can be what you accomplished. It can be what you struggled with. It can be a slide presentation. It is a song. It can be anything you want. So make it yours, because it’s all about you, so it might as well be great.
July 19, 2024
I love debugging. Press F5 and walk step by step through everything you have just created. It’s awesome. Could you imagine debugging your life – pressing F5 and figuring out what is wrong with you? “Oh looks like you had a huge lunch and are now tired.” “Trying to do too much and need to slow down or drop something” “You’re stuck in an infinite loop because you can’t solve that problem” And on and on and on (that was fun and maybe a topic for another blog) but right now what you need to focus on is your team.
July 18, 2024
What would your sprint look like if it was on fire? If there were no roadblocks in your way? If you had less confirmation about what to do and more focus on the actual doing? What if you achieved everything on time or gasp early? What if your Sprint was unleashed to its full potential? It’s not “impossible”, but you do need to ask yourself what is blocking your team, what is holding you back and how do you get there. These are the hard questions to ask.
July 16, 2024
Find the music you need to get that mountain of work done. Play it on repeat for 4 – 5 hours. Lock into it with your headphones. Play it over and over again. Get it done.
July 15, 2024
I haven’t workshopped in a few years. Haven’t had the opportunity to get together with people in a room, ad-hoc, and workshop a problem. It’s something that gets scheduled now, gets pushed out, and gets delayed. And yet, when there is a problem at hand, it’s the most powerful tool that we have to use. “Let’s get in a room now and discuss” – I miss hearing that.
