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June 18, 2020

Greg Thomas

Heading Back to the Office

I made a joke on a meeting yesterday that between meetings, we could all take a moment and make a quick run to Tims for a coffee. There were a lot of groans. As some offices gear up for going back to the office the question many of us will be asking ourselves are – what are we going to take from this experience and keep using in our day today. To throw everything that you have done over the past three months out the window would be a loss of growth, development and leadership to what your team has

June 17, 2020

Greg Thomas

Team Culture is a Nudge

I’ve been having this conversation with people over the last few weeks about Team Culture. What it takes to make it successful, what elements should go into it, who you should follow, etc, etc. There are a few core elements to this discussion but one that I always like to remind myself of – developing that team culture where everyone gets along, works together, does more together than apart, knows where each are weak, others are strong and they work together to fill in the gaps – that team culture – it doesn’t happen all at once. It doesn’t even

June 16, 2020

Greg Thomas

Today’s Summary…

It is okay to say to someone – you don’t need a summary for today’s meeting. Because you were there, in the moment, listening, taking feedback, asking questions, being a part of the conversation and listening to what everyone is saying. More than likely, you took your own notes. Summaries are for people who didn’t attend the meeting that need to know what was discussed. If you are leaving a meeting you just attended and need the summary to remember what was discussed and agreed upon, chances are… you didn’t attend the meeting. Want more? Check out my book Code

June 15, 2020

Greg Thomas

Everyone Delivers Value

On a project, you have to hold everyone to the same level of excellence, delivery and output. This doesn’t mean that everyone has to churn out 45 hours a week of work. It means that the value of their work that they are churning out is comparable. I can’t talk for what it takes to write brilliant requirements or come up with the latest and greatest test plans that will make your heart sing. I do know, that if you are putting all your efforts into making sure that developers are achieving a high-level of coding standard, you better be

June 12, 2020

Greg Thomas

Everyone is Going Remote

On this week’s episode of Remotely Prepared – we talk about all the announcements that have been coming out as of late on the big companies going remote. Oddly enough, it sounds like we are ripping it to shreds whereas we do think it’s great. The way I am thinking about this big, monumental change in my mind is that if everyone decided they were going to switch from iPhones to Android – would we have the resources, the time, the necessary tools, to help people make that change? Great content. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way