September 21, 2022
Trusted Leadership takes time, it doesn’t happen overnight, not after a presentation or one-hour pep talk. How much time varies by the people involved, there is no size fits that says – “in three weeks we will fully trust each other with me placing my life in your hands”. It doesn’t work that way, even if you are told to do it. But it can happen if you show up every day, work together and put in the steps to get there.
September 20, 2022
There is always someone on the team who drives the car. Having two drivers will always result in a person having to take their hands off the wheel otherwise it’s a constant back-and-forth push and pull down the road when what the team needs is to be going straight. If there is no driver, step up and become the driver. If there is a driver, but they don’t know where to go, help them navigate. But only one can drive.
September 18, 2022
Because it’s harder. But in the end, it’s worth it, but who wants to do things the hard way? Who wants to do all that extra work to get? Where? This post has most likely been cued by the Tv Show “For all Mankind”, where the road was less traveled, but worth the work to get there.
September 17, 2022
Hybrid Team Events are no longer going to be the outlier, they are going to become the norm. Virtual Pubs and Trivia Nights worked because everyone is in the same boat, we were all confined to our rooms so the experience was the same for all – give or take the odd standing desk, bigger rooms, and nicer windows. Hybrid events mean the scales are tipped, not everyone is at home, and it might only be 25% now, maybe less, and to exclude them from your team means you are inadvertently putting a wedge between them, leaving them alone, not
September 14, 2022
Good Architects find the bad in a design that you might be in love with and perfectly aligns to your comfort design. They look at what you’ve done and show you where it could fail and point out gaps you might have missed. They are the second set of eyes that raises the game of your code and ensures you are learning new things all along the way. In short, they ensure quality is delivered, while leading the growth that is change in what you build.
