Articles for category: Leadership

January 1, 2021

Greg Thomas

Your ________ is Changing

Your team is changing. Your industry is changing. Your job is changing. Your role on the project is changing. Where you work is changing. How you work is changing. It all changed in 2020. Now it’s 2021, are you going to let that change take you somewhere or are YOU going to take ownership and lead it there yourself?

December 31, 2020

Greg Thomas

Writing to Your Audience

I did an interview a few months ago for The Entrepreneurial Coder Podcast. A) Best Name Ever for a Podcast. B) Fantastic Podcast Content for Developers wanting to make that next leap. In the interview, I talk about the decision I made early on with Code Your Way Up in where to focus my energies and who I wanted to reach with the book. From the beginning I had two clear audiences in mind; Developers starting out on this crazy journey – in school, learning coding, first job. I took this as talking to myself when I was there. Developers

December 24, 2020

Greg Thomas

The Day Before the Release

Whatever the event. The anticipation is nie. The mood is high. Everyone is on high-alert. You are trying to think logically, structurally, clearly but you can’t all the times. The emotions and excitement are getting in your way. Everyone is smiling and excited. They don’t know what’s about to happen, but they know something will and they trust you, that it will be something great. That’s how every release should feel. That’s how you need to make every release feel. That’s the goal.

December 22, 2020

Greg Thomas

Lean On

Now, more than ever, in this discombobulation of a year, we all need to find someone to lean on. Someone to be your confidant. Someone to be your lead. Someone to stand with you. Whether work or in life, we all need someone, it’s human nature. And if you’re leading a team and you see someone has no one to lean on, be that person for them.

December 20, 2020

Greg Thomas

Remote Leaders are Struggling

We recorded this episode of Remotely Prepared years (months) ago in September. Amazing how much has changed since then and if you weren’t struggling to lead a team before, you might be feeling the impact now. As Glain (rhymes with Shine -her words) puts it – “Did I really sign up for this?” Check out the episode below – https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/remotely-prepared/id1514693059 Also, check out Glain’s books below; The Grassroots Leadership Revolution Did I really Sign up for this?