Still struggling. Still falling over. Still ticked off. Still haven’t figured it out. Still not sure where to start. Still not sure what to do next. Still stuck. As long as you’re “Still not waiting to start” you’re much further than everyone else that is behind you.
It’s pretty easy to say – “if no one is leading, then become the leader and take control”. It’s another thing to do it. There is most likely no prescribed guidance for the situation you are in so someone talking about how they did this for that probably would not work for you. So what do you do? Take a no-holds-barred approach, kick everyone out of the room and do your own thing? Try and see…
It’s great to watch your team grow and develop. Skills they didn’t know before, they are now handling with ease. Projects and work that you thought was impossible for them to take on they are now doing with ease. The goals you have set for them they knock down without even trying. Now it’s time to transition into something different. Read: Not give them more of the same thing or an incremental growth but to…
Yesterday’s unit test results. Last week’s build breakage. Last month’s bad update. Last year’s roll-out that went sideways and didn’t make it in until the third try. These alone aren’t bad when they occur, but when we hold onto them, reference them in meetings when someone wants to try something new, test out a new idea or approach and use them as justification for not implementing change. This is when they become our biggest failure.…
Stuck on a problem you don’t understand? Code your way out. Not sure if you’re really happy where you are? Code your way out. Can’t get your phone to do what you want? Code your way out. Not sure how to level up your job? Code your way out. We live in an era where virtual training is no longer an “okay” option, it’s the hidden weapon to get you where you need to go…