I’m on a scrum team. In sprint retrospective many members of the team share a concern that the team isn’t moving as fast as it could. Things seem to have slowed down. We brain storm as a team. We look closer at the coming sprint’s plan. The Product Owner considers the team’s concerns and throws some… Continue reading Stooping for Pennies Loses the Crown
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Would You Hire Me if I Didn’t Have a Degree
Any hiring manager has to decide how she feels about college degrees. Is it a must? Nice to have? Irrelevant? It comes up in conversation. You have to decide whether it influences your hiring decisions. Applicants want to know, too. Should I stick it out in college? Should I change my degree from psychology to CS?… Continue reading Would You Hire Me if I Didn’t Have a Degree
Having an Open Door Policy
When you become a new manager you might want to say to your folks, “Hey, my door is always open.” Then shoot them a crooked smile with your finger gun. I know I did. In the spirit of over-thinking everything I went further and posted a formal open-door policy. As with many of my ideas,… Continue reading Having an Open Door Policy
Drucker’s Five Basic Operations of the Manager
There are five basic operations in the work of the manager. Together they result in the integration of resources into a viable growing organism. A manager … sets objectives. … She makes the objectives effective by communicating them to the people whose performance is needed to attain them. A manager organizes. … He classifies the work. He divides… Continue reading Drucker’s Five Basic Operations of the Manager
YMMV: Try out TutsBucket
Tutorials and resources for web developers and hybrid mobile developers
@ManagerJS was recently followed by @tutsbucket. With it following over 1,800 users that’s probably not much of an honor. 😉 Still, the website looks like a useful collection of tutorials. Your mileage may vary.
Everything I Do Doesn’t Have To Be My Idea
I want to take advantage of others’ experiences. But isn’t it phony for me to use some technique I read about in a business blog? For example, I might come across a podcast at Manager Tools that talks about how to give feedback. The podcast tells me rules to follow, words to say, and how to behave.… Continue reading Everything I Do Doesn’t Have To Be My Idea
NGConf Theme: Angular has Yo’ Back
I was fortunate to attend NGConf in my home town: Salt Lake City. It wrapped up Friday night. I can’t add much to all the resources that will be available at their site. Check out the videos on YouTube. I’ll report my sense of the conference and some personal highlights. Don’t Fear Angular 2 The recurring message… Continue reading NGConf Theme: Angular has Yo’ Back
Love of Status Quo Signals Decline
An organization that seeks to maintain the status quo is already in decline. Peter F. Drucker, Management (Revised Edition), Chapter 1 25:50
Being a Functional Manager
A functional manager’s job breaks apart into three handy headings: Cultivate Discipline Leverage Discipline Employee At Large
What Works isn’t Stupid
The second rule of the Army is, “If it’s stupid but it works, it’s not stupid.” We could modify that to say, if it’s awkward, but it works, get over your awkwardness. Mark Horstman, Trinity Rollout Email Course, “But it feels awkward!”