Two work places
16 December 2020Where my product delivery leads were not a team
December, 2020
November, 2020
Having a role of influence rather than direct authority
14 November 2020Lately I’ve been looking at roles in our org. Some roles have direct reports, others don’t.
While behaviours are important regardless of whether you are in either role, they are magnified in roles where there is no direct authority.
September, 2020
Useful Leadership Tools
20 September 2020Meeting games
Metrics Notes
11 September 20205 dimensions to keep in when for metrics:
1) Cost - how expensive it is to record
2)
It's never a no unless it violates my values
06 September 2020I recently came across a tweet on tips managers have learned. It resonated with me enough to add to my blog…
August, 2020
Firing Notes
01 August 2020Questions to consider when deciding if someone should stay…
June, 2020
Learning driven team vs improvement driven team
12 June 2020I’m passionate about learning. It’s something that part of my day to day activities. Many years ago I watched a talk (I can’t remember which one) that spoke about the need for software organisations to be learning organisations. The premise was that as knowledge workers, actively increasing knowledge was essential...
Some notes on leadership
07 June 2020Today I’m cleaning out old note books. Came across some notes worth sharing….
May, 2020
YAML Notes
24 May 2020Space separated by a colon
Manager Tips
13 May 2020When bringing a decision, one of a managers key tasks is to settle six important quetions in advance to the meeting:
Meetings Notes
11 May 2020Two main types of meetings:
1) Process oriented meetings
2) Mission oriented meetings
April, 2020
Trust
30 April 2020I’ve got 3 children, all still very young. My middle child, Juliet who is 5, has a game she loves to play with me. The game involves her climbing up the side of our couch (which is quite high up compared to her size) and launching herself into my arms....
Team Effectiveness Models
07 April 2020References
March, 2020
Speed of Trust by S Covey
25 March 2020There is a tax on productivity/how fast you can move when trust is low
Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change
24 March 2020
Model originally used to help illustrate people changing health patterns.
There are 5 stages of change
RACI Notes
23 March 2020Responsible: People or stakeholders who do the work. They must complete the task or objective or make the decision. Several people can be jointly Responsible.
Circle of Influence
15 March 2020Circle of Influence, see doc
January, 2020
HTTP Notes
21 January 2020HTTP means HyperText Transfer Protocol.
HTTP is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web.
HTTP is a protocol that defines how messages are formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.
Depression
13 January 2020If it is productive, give meaning to that anxiety
Things to watch in 2020
11 January 2020See 2021’s Things to read and watch
See 2019’s Things to read and watch
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