Articles for category: Leadership

May 20, 2023

Greg Thomas

The Good and the Great Leaders

Good Leaders show up every day, keep things humming, and tell everyone they are doing a great job. Great leaders show up every day, they ensure the team is working on the right things at the right time and aren’t afraid to make a call to change the direction of the ship if it means the team can get better and stronger, they are always looking towards what is coming down the pipe, prepping it for what is to come and most importantly, they give feedback to help their team grow and level up.

May 15, 2023

Greg Thomas

The Next Team Event

Have you scheduled it yet? Have you thought about it? Are you waiting for someone else to do it? What’s your Budget? Team events don’t need to be expensive, they can definitely be simple and their entire goal is to bring people together, have some laughs, and get to know each other better. The smallest team events that have been ad-hoc, end of the day, 30 minutes to an hour I rate better than the long-planned out ones, that cost thousands, where were listened to a few people speak and not everyone. The best part about Team events, anyone on

May 10, 2023

Greg Thomas

Everything is directed by Value

We get frustrated when we undertake activities when we cannot see the value they derive. Inevitably this is the response of our team as well. Everyone wants to be doing things of value. The goal then is to make sure you can draw the line between those that do generate value (focus on those) and those that don’t (eliminate those too) and ensure you are doing the same for your team.

April 30, 2023

Greg Thomas

Its a Numbers Game

How fast is the system? How many hours did you work? How many bugs are still open? How long is the Sprint? When can we ship? How many tickets are closed? How many users can we handle? It’s all a numbers game, the value, your value, is providing the context around those numbers so the numbers are not taken at face value for what they are outside of what you are doing. And if your value is in providing the context, why are you so focused on gathering the numbers?

April 28, 2023

Greg Thomas

Getting into the Creative Zone

I can get into the coding zone. I can get into the coaching zone. I can get into the process delivery zone. But man, getting into that creative zone, especially when I’m tired, had a long day, and my mind is filled with questions – that takes work.  Odd that it takes work to get into a zone where I can be creative and do something different. If your team is struggling to get into a zone, figure out what they need to get there and get it for them.  We all know how successful we are in those moments

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