If a process or a product hasn’t been going well for a while, frustration builds and some leaders try to fix it by looking for solutions from wherever and from whomever they can. This results in multiple parallel conversations and/or the team chasing after a dozen or more perceived solutions to the problem. While everyone […]
July 20, 2011
This month I am working closely with one of our production teams to help fix some process issues. I thought I would discuss my approach each week as a sort of diary on improving an Agile process. Out of respect to the project team, I can’t give any context or details of the project itself. […]
July 13, 2011
I had planned a longer post with some reflections on a process improvement project I have been working on. However, the same project is contributing to longer hours at work and taking time away from writing. Rather than wait until the weekend, I thought I would do a quick blog post and share a video […]
July 2, 2011
Being on vacation this past week, I have not been thinking much about work. However, I couldn’t help but follow the story of RIM‘s woes after announcing poor quarterly results and subsequent major sell-off of their shares. The Open letter to BlackBerry bosses on Boy Genius Report really caught my attention. I am sure […]
June 20, 2011
After three weeks of discussion on how to get a job, I thought I would conclude with a post about the other side of the job relationship: the break-up. A young engineer I am mentoring, who recently quit his job, wrote: I felt that like any break up it doesn’t pay to tell the person […]
June 5, 2011
Woo hoo! You got a job interview! You know you are a perfect fit for the job, now you just need to convince the interviewers. Easy, right? Hold on. I have interviewed a lot of people over the years and I keep seeing people make some simple mistakes. So, to conclude the Hiring From A […]
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July 28, 2011
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