Developers crank out code. Not by how many lines they do, or how much they get out the door, but by how they design it, test it, debug it, architect it, smoke test it, and compare it against different frameworks, etc, etc, etc. They do all that work to crank out code. When doing all those tasks, developers go into a tunnel (or the cave). I love working in the cave, my headphones are on…
Things might be going very badly. Things might not be where you hoped they would be. Plain and simple, everything is going wrong. You have two options – lament all that is going wrong and wonder “why oh why does this keep happening to me?” or make a plan. Outline the steps lay them out, and figure out what they need to do and what comes after what. If they are still too big to…
You don’t have to have a leadership style to be successful. You don’t have to follow a set of rules or guidance as to what you do and follow the latest and greatest books and blogs. You can build your own style. You can sit down with yourself and ask that tough question – what kind of leader do I want to be? And from there, you can implement it day in and day out,…
When things are going great? When things are going wrong? When you are at the top of your game? When you just got the latest, biggest, bestest promotion? When you just got fired or laid off? When someone left a bad comment on your latest blog? How you lead in the good and the bad will determine where you take yourself from here (no one else, just you).
Management and Leadership are two different things, neither can wait to happen. If your team doesn’t know what is happening or who is doing what, they need a manager, they need someone to jump in and help. That person is you, your team is waiting – it doesn’t have to be complicated – a Trello Board, Miro, Notion, Notepad, or anything that helps your team gets organized. Don’t wait.