Articles for category: Leadership

November 28, 2020

Greg Thomas

How are you Supporting your team?

It’s not a question you might have been asking yourself when you were leading your team when you were elbow to elbow with each other. But now things have changed and now you need to find ways to ensure that you are supporting your team without making yourself the micro-manager from planet “I don’t trust you.” How not to support your team Force them to have a stand-up when you sign on in the morning. Force them to have a follow-up at the end of the day. Ask for daily updates on what they are doing. Monitor their activity by

November 27, 2020

Greg Thomas

Project Fatigue

It always sets in mid-way through a project. You look at the work you’ve done, you look at the work you have to do and you wonder whether you have it in you to get. It’s not easy, it was never meant to be easy, and for the faint of heart, they throw in the towel or move onto something different. But not you. You won’t give up. You won’t throw in the towel. You won’t move onto something else after the first beta goes out the door. You’ll pick up your gear and keep going, keep leading, keep inspiring.

November 26, 2020

Greg Thomas

Developer to Manager

I recently took part in an interview for the newsletter – Developer to Manager. I have been subscribing to it for a while and love the content and format that gets put out for this blog. The format is really interesting and if you’re looking to get started in Managing and Leading Software teams, it’s a great place to start to not only see what your fellow peers are doing but gain some insight from their lessons learned. My interview is here.

November 23, 2020

Greg Thomas

Mentoring Developers Podcast

I did an interview a while back on How to move up the Career Ladder on the Mentoring Developers Podcast. This is a great podcast for developers looking to learn and figure out their career trajectory, where they are headed and what they can to do get there. Had a really great time on the show. As a bonus, we recorded the video for the episode as well, available here.

November 22, 2020

Greg Thomas

The Leader’s Edge

Being a Leader is a tricky endeavour, there are many, many, many books, blogs and articles on the topic. There are more approaches than coding languages. (Not verified by evidence but probably true). But there’s one thing we all forget to do as a Leader from time to time and that is to remember that you are only human and if you want your team to be open, honest and forthright with you, you need to do the same thing. It’s not an easy thing (easier to say then do). With teams being remote, there is lots of talk about

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