When to Stop Work
02 Feb 2021 | Leadership
There are a number of times in any given project or product development cycle where you might have to consider stopping work. I want to explore some of those ideas and share a story.
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Knowing the Details and Trusting the Team
01 Feb 2021 | Leadership
I often work with leaders who have a team or several teams of developers and want to trust them but wind up surprised and frustrated when news breaks. This incongruence feels a little hopeless because, on the one hand, they trust the team to take care of things, but then things still go wrong. What do you do about knowing the details and trusting the team?
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The Power of Personal Responsibility
17 Sep 2020 | Leadership
At a conference during the time between sessions, someone remarked that The Responsibility Process changed their life. I read the book and went through the class, and it changed my perspective as well.
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I Never Said That!
09 Sep 2020 | Leadership
I was working with a group, and we were starting a new project. In this particular case, one group thought the project was for one set of users with a scope set. Another thought the goal was different, and yet another thought there was an other stakeholder.
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Strategy and Tactics
03 Feb 2020 | Leadership
There is a funny thing that happens when consultants are around each other. They keep using big important words. One such set of words that get thrown around a lot is strategy and tactics.
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Choosing a Tech Stack
26 Nov 2019 | Leadership
Not too long ago, I was involved with a new team starting up. The team went through the training and sat at their desks, ready to work on their problem of replacing an existing system. They had a critical decision to make, what would their tech stack be?