I had to have a meeting with a client a while back to discuss an issue on their project. When we got onto the call I phrased it like this… I need to discuss these requirements of what we can and can’t do, and I need to do it without all the project filters, cadence, processes around us. I need to tell you straight up the challenges we’re facing. The response? Thank you, let’s talk.
If you can’t answer that question without pointing the conversation to some part of you as the Development Manager of a release that is late then here is the message you are projecting. It’s not us, it’s them (despite being on the same team).We didn’t screw up, everyone else did.This is there problem, not ours.It’s out of my hands. You might not want to be saying that, but you are. If you are part of…
I think like most people, yes I feel I am falling behind most days – regardless of the effort, you feel behind. And then you have the pump-up sessions where you then realize you’re ahead and doing better than you think. But you can still be behind because in your head you’ve worked out the perfect execution plan, but it’s just not happening. On these days, when I’m unsure – am I behind, should I…
One of those days where I edited, completed, and was ready to push publish on an episode all ready to go – only to realize we already shipped it. If you haven’t had a listen, take a listen now, Colin and I discuss the ever-present green icon of presence and how it links to trust in the remote workplace.
And it’s going to change. In ways, you didn’t see coming. When it does change you have two options; Keep playing the old game and hope things revert back to the way they were.Start learning the new game so you can better understand how it works and what you need to do. The former will work in the short term and keep you afloat for a while until you reach a point where the game…