February 12, 2021
Take a look at the work you are doing, what you are building, what you are creating. Are you a part of the team? Does what you do contribute to what the team is trying to deliver? It’s not just code, it’s leadership, it’s teamwork, it’s accountability and owning up to when things go wrong, it’s putting in the cycles when the team needs them. Are you a part of all that? Are you on the team?
February 11, 2021
Try a hashtag and get some retweets and likes. Now what did the use of that wonderful hashtag get you? You could write anything in the world and use that hashtag and get the same number of retweets, likes and engagements? Your business/side hustle/portfolio/project isn’t driven by the number of followers, shares or likes that you get – it’s driven by what you do, when you need to do it.
February 10, 2021
Are you not sure what that error means that your code just showed to the screen? No idea what to do next? Not sure where to find the corresponding log file? No idea how to reproduce it. Looks like there’s a problem with your code that needs to be fixed before it gets to the user – because if you don’t know what it means, they don’t have a chance of knowing what it means.
February 9, 2021
When you Lead By Example, you are taking on the action yourself so that your team can learn from you and identify the best approach to getting their work done. When you Lead With Example, you take your team along for the ride, they are side by side with you, you are growing, developing and learning from one another and you figure out the best approach to getting everyone’s work done.
February 8, 2021
When you are asked to lead an existing team, the idea that you might get to pick your own team quickly evaporates and you have to come to terms with a few things, immediately… This isn’t the team you thought you’d be leading. The work still needs to be delivered. Can this team do it. If not, how will you get them there. Breaking in new team isn’t easy because more often then not, the reason you’ve been put in charge of the team is because there are issues within where they are struggling – apathy, discord, late deliveries, no
