January 27, 2016
Giving An Estimate For Work Is Hard
The Scene I’ve worked in software engineering organizations for more than 20 years. At some point every software developer is…
January 25, 2016
Discussion : How Much Sleep Are You Getting?
We've all stayed up late working. Trying to get an important presentation finished. A proposal out of the door. A…
January 23, 2016
Your Processes Will Fail. But That Isn’t A Failure
Processes and procedures are great. They take complex tasks, simplify them and make them repeatable. They bring structure, organization and…
January 19, 2016
Your Best Retention Strategy: Plan for People to Leave
What if I told you the best way to retain your employees was to sit down with them every few…
January 6, 2016
Turn The “Sorry Reflex” Into A Chance To Learn
Taking A Ride I own a car, but I try to use it infrequently. If I can walk, or bicycle…
January 4, 2016
Weekly Discussion : Changing Habits, Making Resolutions Stick
The New Year is a time that many people resolve to change their bad habits for good habits - eating…
December 21, 2015
Weekly Discussion : Are you taking enough vacation?
A few years ago I was working at Microsoft HQ. The Exchange team introduced the "Out Of Office" feature that…
December 15, 2015
Does your success for your business require belief in Santa Claus?
Caution : Santa spoilers herein! I was listening to Andy Williams' song ‘Happy Holidays’ recently. Here's an excerpt : It's…
December 8, 2015
What Does A New Manager Do All Day?
Casey is considering taking his first management position at a Series B round company entering a growth phase. He just finished…
December 1, 2015
Amazon’s Retail Store Is A Lesson In Breaking Schemas
TL;DR? Watch the 1 minute summary belowAmazon recently opened a bricks and mortar book store in Seattle’s University Village mall.…
November 24, 2015
Gratitude And More : A Downloadable Daily Reflection Practice
It’s Thanksgiving Week here in the USA. It’s the time of year to pause and reflect on the year past…
November 15, 2015
Software Jobs Are The 21st Century Coal Face. And That’s OK
TL;DR Watch the 1 minute summary below.Driven by a series of innovations, the Industrial Revolution changed society forever. The Spinning Jenny and Arkwright’s frame, mass production allowed goods to be made faster, cheaper and of better quality. James Watt’s steam engine…