Firing Notes
01 August 2020Questions to consider when deciding if someone should stay…
August, 2020
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
Hiring Geeks That Fit by Johanna Rothman
03 January 2020This is a great pragmatic book on Johanna’s approach to interviewing software practitioners. It has a number of tips and tools to improve your hiring process. I’ve put my notes below on the key points that were new to me although I would recommend reading this book front to back...
December, 2019
Hiring Notes
22 December 2019Do not give too much detail about why the candidate is not qualified for the job you have open as that can lead to a verbal shooting match in which the candidate feels compelled to argue each point.
Interviewing and Screening Notes
04 December 2019Interviewers assess you relative to other candidates they have met. There is no standardized grading system.
September, 2019
Mentoring, giving feedback when it is being asked for it
12 September 2019An interesting scenario cropped up with a mentor/protege in a technical mentoring scenario.
Anki Notes
10 September 2019References
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