Teams

December 14, 2011

Specializing in being a generalist

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December 14, 2011

What you don’t know defines you

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December 14, 2011

How to survive a rewrite

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December 14, 2011

QA as a crutch

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November 17, 2011

When your reputation precedes you

Your reputation is what people say about you behind your back. While you may be able to influence what people say about you, you cannot control what is said. Your reputation is subject to gossip, rumor, and office politics, and once damaged is difficult to repair. Establishing and maintaining a good reputation is essential to having a successful career, but few people are aware of their reputation, much less how their actions can positively or negatively affect it.

December 14, 2011

You’re doing Agile all wrong

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December 14, 2011

No one really wants to change

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December 14, 2011

Pair programming is scary

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December 16, 2011

When you’re set up to fail

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November 20, 2011

Managers who can’t build teams

A unified team is more effective at accomplishing objectives than a group of loosely organized individuals. When a company forms a team, they select a manager to be in charge, and make the team report to that manager.  The issue with this approach is that only some types of managers are capable of building a group of individuals into a team.

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