12 hours ago
Software Libraries Die
1 day ago
Kick-Offs
3 days ago
Just a Quick Question
4 days ago
The Never Shipped
6 days ago
Your Best Time
7 days ago
Take a Leap
1 week ago
It Gets Better
1 week ago
The Authenticator App Problem
2 weeks ago
Coaching vs Leadership
2 weeks ago
Team Emergence
When you least expect it. From a KB article that no one read. One day, a library you are using will die, and you’ll have to rewrite that code. My advice? Make sure what you are doing with that library is well-written, well-designed, and makes complete logical sense (comments and documentation are a given). Because one day, that super critical library you are working with, will die. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US). I’m also the co-host of the Remotely Prepared podcast.
1 day ago
Kick-Offs
Greg Thomas
Kick-Offs are perfect; everyone is happy, and everything is going perfectly – nothing has gone sideways at this point. Optimism flows endlessly. But then the project starts, and over time, the optimism and happiness of the kick-off fade away. On a long-running project, you need to work to recapture that kick-off energy; you need to keep it going when times are tough, and reality has started to set in. There are a variety of options for how to recreate that kick-off energy; There are probably many more ideas (outside of throwing a party), but to capture the essence behind the …
3 days ago
Just a Quick Question
Greg Thomas
It’s never a Quick Question – it starts at 2 mins, goes to 5, then 10, maybe 20, and possibly ends at 30. That’s not a bad thing; you need information, and someone can help you. The Question cannot be quick because once you get the answer to the first part of your question, you’ll inevitably have more. A better request, with the same amount of urgency, could be; I have an Urgent Question (no time) I need your help (see above) Can you help (immediate, asking for your attention) Do you know this works? (see above) There is no …
2 weeks ago
Team Emergence
You’re now a team until someone else jumps in. There are no teams of one, because it’s just you. When two people start doing things together, you have a start. When three people start talking through problems, you have a base. And when four people start moving in the same direction, you have an emergence. That’s a team. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US). I’m also the co-host of the Remotely Prepared podcast.
2 weeks ago
I Sent it to You
The most passive sentence ever uttered when someone says “they don’t have it”. What this really means… I probably haven’t, but I didn’t read it. I’m overloaded and have no time to read it. I saw it, but chose to ignore it for other priorities. I don’t use that medium, so there is no value in it going there. Take your pick, ask the receiver which category they fall into, and then figure out your next step from there in how to work with them. “I Sent it to you” isn’t a path to making things better. Want more? Check …
3 weeks ago
Shackleton’s Journey
One of the first leadership books I ever read was “Leading at the Edge” which centered around Shackleton’s journey to the Antarctic under horrific conditions while keeping his team together and alive. The copy I have is older than this one, but here it is if you haven’t read it. I stumbled across it, found it on a shelf at work one late night, and brought it home to read – one of the best leadership books I’ve ever read. So it was pretty cool to see this expedition to find his shipwreck here, after all those years, where his …