Articles for category: Leadership

September 28, 2018

Greg Thomas

Just Like Everyone Else

Stay on the same course as everyone else. Don’t colour outside of the lines. Stay in your box, maybe make it smaller to be on the safe side. Don’t try anything new, do what everyone else is doing. After all, 1 million, billion cannot be wrong, can they? Stay the course that is safe and well worn by those in front of you (no need to create a shortcut to get their faster). Never try something new, too much risk. Be Just Like Everyone Else, and eventually, you will get where everyone else is and or headed. And if that

September 21, 2018

Greg Thomas

Too Busy To Write It Down?

Then I guess the team is too busy to design it? Too busy to code it? Too busy to test it? Too busy to fix it? Too busy to help? If you’re not willing to take the first step towards resolving your problem, writing it down, then how do you expect to get others on board to help you? Aside: Needing help from others on figuring out your problem is a great idea to figure out what you need to do.  But you still need to do the hard work and write it down, not the busy work.  

September 19, 2018

Greg Thomas

When You Don’t Pick the Change?

Change is great. Change is amazing. But what about when you’re not the instigator of the change or you don’t see it coming? Depending on the scenario and context you might be able to pivot extremely well, in other scenarios you may not – you may be thrown for a loop and sit there looking at your screen wondering why you? Why did this have to affect me? I didn’t ask for this happen? This is outside of my control. You didn’t pick the change but it happened. So now you can either rail against everything that is happening or

September 12, 2018

Greg Thomas

The Last Minute Patient

I had an experience with a doctor a few months ago where they squeeze in an appointment at the end of the day to see me. It was a gross day, raining, muggy… one of those days you want to go home, order some pizza and catch up on Suits. But they made room in their schedule. And when the appointment took place, they welcomed us warmly. And they didn’t rush things, where mistakes were made, they were corrected. There was no pressure and the next day they, not the office, gave us a follow-up call. That’s not service, that’s

September 10, 2018

Greg Thomas

It’s Not A Bug

Said by every developer ever. “It can’t be a bug if I never had the requirements.” “It can’t be a bug if it never existed in the first place.” “It can’t be a bug because no one else is complaining about it” All valid answers. As well as opportunities to invent a new work item type that removes the stress from finding a feature at the last minute and lightens the mental state of the delivery team. Hot Feature Cold Pack Roadkill Red Alert Pick one or create your own and at the end of release – do a round-up

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