I’ve had a few meetings I start this way. If there is dissension in the room and we’re discussing a key problem, I’ll throw out this statement – “Are we all on the same page?” If we are not on the same page, there is no reason to move forward. Everyone needs to be on the same page, to understand the problem, the reason that you are all here, before you start getting to solutions.…
Don’t fool yourself. There will ALWAYS be a Better Way. It might not be as easy to get there, but it will be better. Nothing stays the same.
There is an old story about the Carpenter’s House – the last project before he moves on. At the end, he finds out he’s been building his own house the whole time, and cut corners all along the way. So now he’s stuck with a “meh” house with lots of fixes needed for it. I don’t think you’re going to get your own cloud tenant on the last one you built for a client, but…
The wishlist is everything we hope to have and achieve one day. It’s everything that if we had, things would be perfect. It’s a good thing to aim for, but make sure you update it regularly. Wishes change, and so does the list.
Undeniably, one of the best scenes in the movie, Moneyball. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgXESVtWX3U&list=PL6UsNyFN0i9r9rRjSxb0cCv70fgUVFiCL&index=5&ab_channel=CineStream “He Gets on Base” Build your team for what they can do, what you think they can do, not who they are, not what their accolades are, and not how many followers or repositories they have. For who they are, and what they can do. You can teach anyone anything, and if they have the drive to get on base, you can take them…