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Change for objective reasons

21 March 2023 · Leave a comment ·

Leaders and managers often have to introduce change—perhaps they see the need, or perhaps their team members come to them with a problem and solution. But it’s important to check … Continue reading Change for objective reasons

Diagramming an argument about the release process

14 March 2023 · Leave a comment ·

The other day I was talking to someone about release processes. Specifically, about convincing non-technical stakeholders that frequent releases are more desirable than less frequent ones. My friend said his … Continue reading Diagramming an argument about the release process

Making process reminders a habit

7 March 2023 · Leave a comment ·

Last week I talked about clear and simple messaging for processes, to avoid confusion and waste. This is particularly important for parts of the process that are used rarely, and … Continue reading Making process reminders a habit

Keep process messages clear

28 February 2023 · Leave a comment ·

I often encounter teams that are confounded by their processes–perhaps they don’t understand them, or perhaps they there are many that are missing. They can usually handle their day to … Continue reading Keep process messages clear

Questioning our own motivation

21 February 2023 ·

A while back I told a story in which a team questioned why I wanted them to show their current work on a whiteboard. They thought it was because I … Continue reading Questioning our own motivation

Empathy from in-person working

14 February 2023 ·

A lot of people I meet—particularly very senior people, not so much others—talk about the efficiency and productivity benefits of working together in-person. For example, they talk about the ability … Continue reading Empathy from in-person working

Asking “What does that look like?”

7 February 2023 ·

I had a fun time a short while ago talking to Richard Atherton of the Being Human podcast. If you want to explore other people’s thinking on humanity and the … Continue reading Asking “What does that look like?”

Let’s be thankful for hierarchy

31 January 2023 ·

Gavin Barwell’s excellent book “Chief of Staff” is about his two years from 2017 in Theresa May’s government, and much of it is dominated by Brexit negotiations. In one chapter … Continue reading Let’s be thankful for hierarchy

There are many things to optimise for

24 January 2023 ·

There are a couple of practices I value greatly, and which many engineers struggle with, usually for the same reason. One practice is planning for value in small increments, which … Continue reading There are many things to optimise for

Sharing the stakeholders’ mindset

17 January 2023 ·

A few years back I was talking to a team leader about their delivery schedule. Some of her stakeholders were keen on a planning to have two milestones every quarter—that … Continue reading Sharing the stakeholders’ mindset

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