Posts tagged with Thoughts
Craftsmanship in Management
Software engineers will sometimes talk about the craft of software development. The term invokes a sense of art and skill cultivated over years of experience and tribulations, and certainly sounds cooler than framing the act of building software as continuous…
A Mystery Retrospective
When the COVID shutdowns began and my kids were forced to learn from home, I noticed that they were enamored with this app that taught them STEM concepts. Specifically, the app featured a bunch of videos and activities focused on…
Being Optimistic
What does it mean to be optimistic? My definition is the choice to focus on the positive aspects of a situation, both in-the-moment and the potential outcomes, without ignoring problematic areas. The latter can lead to a phenomenon sometimes described…
The COVID Accelerant?
As I'm writing this, the US has vaccinated around 40% of our overall population, and the Bay Area is doing even better at with many counties at 50% or more. With the beginning of summer here, most activities—…
Predicting Preferences
Friday night. I had a cup of tea on the desk, flipped open the iPad, and was gearing to spend the 2–3 hours it takes me to author another post on this blog to be posted the following Monday[…
Values to Make Decisions
Quick, what are your core values? How about the values of your discipline, your company, your industry? Your…family[1]? If you can actually answer these questions without stopping in your tracks and making the thinking-emoji face 🤔, then you'…
