August 8, 2021
I remember working on software that interfaced with presence engines before people started working remotely in a big way. And at that time I remember thinking – “wow, there is a lot that could go wrong here.” Presence does not equal trust, it’s something else, but it’s not trust. Don’t confuse the two. We had a great chat on this in our recent episodes on Remotely Prepared.
August 6, 2021
Ask them how they are doing. Tell a joke. Ask everyone a fun question. Poke fun at yourself. Learn something new about them. Your meetings have a goal, but the first one should always be – “we’re a team and we’re in this together” – make sure everyone always knows that.
August 5, 2021
It’s tempting at some point during a project, epic, feature, or any piece unit of work to go back to the way you used to do it because it was “easier”. But the question that has to be asked in that equation is – “Easier for who?” For your team? For your stakeholders? For your QA team? For who, this is the question. It might be easier for you to go back to how you did it before, but chances are all those steps, checkpoints, processes, balances, everything (although they might not be much) might be exactly what your team
August 2, 2021
It never works. It never works because people have questions and you’re not answering them. Ramming change through your team without hearing their concerns or input is about as valuable as ramming a car into a tree to take it down. Sure you might “get the job done” but in the process, you’ll destroy the car, hurt the driver and leave the downed tree a mess so it can’t be reused for anything else. Ask your team for help, get their input, you might find a chainsaw and a rope would be much simpler, have everyone on board and get
July 31, 2021
Yes, we are all hearing, we are all “aware” of what is being said around us all the time. We grab snippets, pieces that resonate with us, or parts of conversations that agree with our inner dialogue. But that’s not listening. And that’s not what your client needs to hear.
