I have a few, but the best one I am finding is starting my day later.  I do enjoy getting up early and getting going into whatever adventure I find myself in.  But I’m not starting on the computer, I’m not starting in front of a screen, I’m not starting by doing something laborious which I might only be able to do a few times a week in a row and then get injured or…

Here are some articles on Software Development Leadership this past year that resonated with people this past year.  I’m looking forward to writing more in 2022. What Successful Software Architects Do What Makes a Great Technical Lead 5 Metrics of Software Leadership Team Leads vs Software Managers The Software Manager Minimum

It doesn’t matter where you start per se, what does matter is that you start. That’s what your team needs you to do is start. Along the way you’ll figure out if it’s wrong or right, but today, what they need is for you to start.

You’ll start off not knowing what to do. Then you’ll know a little to be dangerous. Then you’ll realize you didn’t know anything. And then you’ll keep learning because you’ll realize mastery is not something that happens over a short period of time.

Think back to the last time you had a great meeting, one that truly blew your mind and left you feeling satisfied. Chances are it wasn’t in the last few months. Greater chances are that it was even longer than that. If you knew your meetings for the next week and the week after we’re going to be exactly the same, leave you feeling exactly the same way – would you still attend them? Or…