Articles for category: Team

March 27, 2023

Greg Thomas

Chaotic Leadership

When we think of Chaos, we think of everything here, there, everywhere, and all over the place. Such is the place with Chaotic Leadership – we don’t know where we are headed, we barely know where we came from and we aren’t sure what’s next.  From day to day, our priorities change leaving us confused, unsure, weak in confidence, worried about what is next, and most importantly frustrated with what we are doing. The good news is there is a quick fix for chaotic leadership and it can be handled by anyone on your team. Stop, take stock of what

March 17, 2023

Greg Thomas

Validation vs Feedback

Validation is the pat on the back that you did a good job (irrespective of whether you truly did do a good job). Feedback is the understanding that you didn’t do a good job, but now you know where to focus next time to not only do a good job but surpass what you did. Not everyone wants feedback, even when they are begging for it, they want validation because they did a lot to get there – regardless of whether it was right or wrong. The tricky part of the leader is to crave a team that wants feedback,

March 12, 2023

Greg Thomas

The Wrong Remote

How many wrong ways are there to do remote? So many.  I don’t know if it has gotten worst or better.  I miss the days of Remotely Prepared and all the conversations we had because I learned so much about what I should and should not be doing. I feel like we learned so much being in that bubble. And yet, I feel like we still have so much to learn. Like for instance – how come online meeting software is so bloated when it’s use is meant to be so simple? Simplicity, that’s what remote was meant to be,

February 19, 2023

Greg Thomas

Building Software Processes

Here is how you build a software delivery process; What bugs you about your current system (this is whiteboarding time)? What do you want to get out of the delivery (metrics, delivering faster, more on time, a more relaxed team)? Who is involved in the delivery (either stakeholder or the roles within the process)? What things do you care about in the process (what matters to people – trust, empowerment, control, etc)? That’s it, it doesn’t matter what system, process, workflow, or automation you use, everything will spring out of those 4 questions.  The key to building any software process

February 16, 2023

Greg Thomas

The Distractions to Team Growth

Pointing out what others are doing wrong. Putting energy into what is preventing you from achieving your goals. Lamenting what has happened. Focusing on the negativity. Not putting energy into the development to grow. Not mistakes, not failures, not attempts – but everything above – those are distractions that hurt a team and turn it from something potentially incredible to something that will never reach its full potential. Discard the distractions, because they are just that.

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