Looking Back, Looking Forward
Have you every compared your skills to another person? How about upping the comparison by comparing yourself to an earlier version of yourself? In this article, I compare my skills today with my...
View ArticleRethinking Employee Rewards 2 of 3
In my first entry on employee rewards, I emphasized the importance of knowing the recipient well enough to reward them with something that is meaningful to them. But there is more to effective reward...
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Trade-off: Go For Speed
The people whose opinion counts the most choose to go for faster delivery speed. Their thinking may be sound; in this case, they want to beat their competitors to market. Choosing faster product...
View ArticleBut Is It Possible?
Your manager, Ellsworth, asks you, “But is it possible?” He wants you to tell him that it is possible for you to satisfy a project milestone despite the argument you presented him for the past five...
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Trade-off: Go For Quality
What typically happens when product development decides to create a superior product? The most likely result is 1. slower delivery or 2. costlier development or 3. both slower delivery and costlier...
View ArticleCatch Them Doing It Right
First published in the Management Chronicles of Better Software Magazine, January – February, 2008 issue. It’s also posted on the stickyminds website. <> A smile formed on Eleanor’s face as she...
View ArticleWhy Experiential Workshops?
I lead experiential workshops. Why? You will learn more from an experience than a lecture. And the learning will stick. Experiential means you participate in simulations rather than sit in a dark room...
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