TL; DR Too often the person with the least experience is ignored. This is a shame because they are often the person who can lead us to the most significant insights. They will see things we overlo...
The Things We Say
I want to retire certain phrases from programmer parlance. TL; DR We are not clear in what we say. We use incorrect metaphor. We choose vague terms instead of better ones. Let us trim some of the...
Story Sizing with '#NoEstimates'
A way to determine if a story is small enough without estimating it. TL; DR “No Estimates” is a modern movement in software development that focuses on eliminating wasteful estimates. However how...
Employee Feedback without Unicorns
TL; DR The only person qualified to give advice to an employee regarding their career is the employee. That means we need to empower the people who work for- and with- us to analyze their career. ...
Onboarding a Human Into a Human System
Onboarding is much more than a meeting with HR, it is the integration of new person. TL; DR Onboarding is an important endeavor. If we approach it seriously and conscientiously we can make the ne...
A healing work environment
Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels TL; DR To be healthy, a work environment needs to be a place of healing, not only a place where no further harm is done. Healing is not always easy or com...
Making a safe place to work
Thanks This post is a special thank you to @JoshuaKerievsky. First I do not work with Joshua, or am I associated with him, however he has inspired a large amount of good things within my team. Sa...
The problem with the '#NoEstimates' Debate
The problem with the #NoEstimates debate is that both sides are not arguing the same thing and therefore the debate focuses on invalid points. The #NoEstimates hash tag has almost nothing to do wit...
Intentionally Exceptional
“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” – Steve ...
A Better Interview
As interviewing is the first impression a company has of a candidate and the first impression a candidate has of the company, it is important to get right. My goal with this article is to start an ...