04 Nov 2015
I am a big believer in system thinking. This can be pretty simply defined as believing that people are doing the best that they can, and that the system they are required to operate in is what dictates the results. Another way of looking at it is realizing that if you put any person in the same situation in a given system, you will almost always get the same results.
17 Oct 2015
A really good friend of mine was visiting and we were just catching up. We were talking about what things we have been doing with our time and we both surprised one another by saying that we have both taken an interest in Fly Fishing.
10 Oct 2015
The title of this post is a parody on the infamous For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn. It is an example of what is sometimes called, “Flash Fiction.” While the title of this is a parody, it has remained a work of non-fiction in many of the organizations I’ve been in.
21 Sep 2015
Everyone I work with and know has a grand idea for a business or product. I like to ask them lots of questions about their idea to see how much they’ve thought through. It seems most people have constructed a fairly detailed fantasy about their idea being wildly successful.
14 Sep 2015
Sometimes, I get a lot of pressure from clients to build more and more features. There are plenty of people who speak on the perils of, “The Feature Trap.” I wanted to try and work out my own way of explaining it, and thought I would share where I wound up after thinking about this for a 5 hour car ride home.
27 Aug 2015
Lets go over some basics when working with software freelancers, contractors, and agencies. If you’re not new to software or these kinds of groups, this is probably going to be pretty pointless.
