Articles for category: Leadership

April 13, 2018

Greg Thomas

Helicopter Leaders

They do exist. The follow you around wherever you go, ready to jump into whatever problem you are working on. They ask to be cc:ed on every single email you send (or you feel the need to do it). They are there to catch you when you fall and tell you why you fell and how you should have done it their way. They don’t go on vacation because the “team always needs them”. It’s hard to grow as an individual and a Leader when you have a Helicopter Leader over you, monitoring your every move. It’s hard because even if

April 9, 2018

Greg Thomas

The Weakest Member on your Team

It’s going to happen. One day, as you look through all the successes of your team, as you sit atop your plateau, you will start to wonder why you haven’t grown any further. Everyone else will be happy with your success, but something will be nagging at you, something will be tugging at you asking that question that you know is always there. Who is holding us back? Who is the weakest member of our team? It’s not an easy question to answer and conversely, no one wants to be asking it. When people are asked this question, the initial

April 4, 2018

Greg Thomas

I Braved the ______________

Call it Cold, Rain, Sun, Heat, Hail. But did you really “Brave” it? Did you pick up a sword and go fight it? Or did you put on a coat or some sunscreen? Cape Town is braving the weather, what they have to do next, that’s bravery. We’re not braving the weather, we’re simply living with it. Turn your tap off for a week if you’re confused about the difference.

March 22, 2018

Greg Thomas

The Clicking Moment

When you are coaching, mentoring, teaching or leading someone, the best moment is when it clicks. It’s the moment where all those hours, days, weeks, months and/or years of persistent effort, working side-by-side with one another finally pays off. Not with monetary gains, trophies, recognition, likes or posts. But with the acknowledgement that it finally “clicked”, it came together, it worked. And now you get to move onto something new. That’s the moment all leaders need to strive for with their team in fostering a culture of growth and development.

March 15, 2018

Greg Thomas

What should a Software Leader focus on?

Whether you’re a manager, lead, CTO, VP, Director or any other position that requires you to lead a team, the fundamentals of what is needed you are the same. People – my team, the team around me, what do they need from me, how do I support them? Product – what are we building, software for customers, software for our company, everything is a product? Partner – who do I work with, who do we depend on, are they internal teams that support us or external vendors that we leverage? Technology – what do we build on, what do I

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