Let’s say you’re sitting in a meeting with your team. Unfortunately, it’s not going well. The project you’ve spent months on is suddenly on the rocks. Things are unclear and you need a way forward. People start throwing out ideas but they’ve all...
There's a quote most commonly attributed to Einstein that says "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." If that's true, then most of us should be put in a straightjacket. It's crazy to keep doing...
We all have the same 24 hours. It’s how we use that time that makes all the difference. Unfortunately, the modern work environment doesn’t always help in our quest for increased efficiency. Slack, email, interruptions, and the constant pull of...
So you want a software engineering job at Facebook/Apple/Amazon/Google/Netflix? Get in line. It’s every software engineer’s dream to work with one of the top technical teams in the world. Not only do you get the prestige of adding one of the famous...
No person is an island. Especially in the modern workplace. Over the past two decades, time spent on workplace communication and collaboration has increased more than 50%. Yet somehow, most of us still suck at it. Whether it’s ignoring different...
Backlogs are exciting. Seeing all those potential features, updates, and bug fixes all in one place, just full of potential… Yeah, sure. Right about now you probably think I’m full of something other than potential. The truth is that backlogs...
Sprints are the backbone of any good Agile development team. And the better prepared you are before a sprint, the more likely you are to hit your goals. Spring planning helps to refocus attention, minimize surprises, and (hopefully) guarantee better...
Nobody’s perfect. And no matter how long you spend combing through your code and testing your software, it’s inevitable that a few bugs will make it through to launch day. While bugs are just part of the territory for technical teams, that doesn...
For as long as we’ve had tools we need help using (and language to talk to each other), we’ve had technical documentation. (Don’t believe me? The first example of technical writing in English dates back to the Middle Ages when Chaucer wrote a guide...
It’s probably safe to say that every company wants to grow. Yet while growth can come from wildly different sources, they all share one quality: Without a solid strategy, you’re going to spend a lot of time spinning your wheels and not getting...