Guess what – users are going to ignore your suggestions for making their software better until they see it in action and realize you were right. The follow-up, they’ll forget the conversation ever took place. And Guess what, if the roles were reversed you probably would have done the same when the same discussion happened. Why? Because it’s not where your mind was at, not where the focus needed to be, not what the priority…
Aka – the Neverending Project. If you’ve been reading what I’ve been putting out over the past few years or engaged in some conversations on topics of software and leadership, I have good news – I finally finished the neverending project. Code Your Way Up is available today for purchase as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US). Full details are available here on all the going ons and how to stay in…
And if that’s your answer, than rest assured, they probably won’t be assigning you anything any time soon.
When someone starts saying what kind of person they are, it means that they probably aren’t. They may very well want to be that person that they are talking about, but they aren’t right now. When you are at the Kind of Person, you don’t need to say anything. People know by your actions.
Taking over the lead for something new is never an easy task. New ProjectNew TeamNew ProductNew Test ProcessNew _________________ If you are new to the project, there is generally a lot of upheaval going on, maybe you’ve been brought on to help with the last push, perhaps other people were kicked out. Whatever the reason, your goal always remains the same – how do I provide value to this “thing” that I’m now a contributor…