I’m sitting in bed at 4am typing with my thumbs on a tiny Apple computer, and thinking about the passing of the legendary entrepreneur Steve Jobs.
Tag: decision making
Derek Siver’s Don’t Punish Everyone, or why rules based systems are flawed
Hacking the Earth, a Technical Debt Horror Story
Bloggers are notorious over exaggerators and I shamelessly confess that I’m cut from the same cloth. My tale of technical debt is no more horrific than a Gorilla in a prom dress, yet I hope it will serve as a friendly reminder that some shortcuts are better left for Jacque Cousteau’s jungle crawlers.
Sun in your eyes
2 customers, 2 jobs, 2 lives
Your company has clients with conflicting needs, and you can serve one, the other, or neither:
Discrete Intervals of Work and Play: Minimax Productivity
This morning’s riff is a natural extension to the question do you need a vacation if you love what you do. The consensus from comments was that even for folks who absolutely adore their jobs, it’s healthy to take time off each year. The priceless consequence of time away from work is a revitalized outlook and a renewed sense of purpose for all the long days of labor ahead.
Sure Signs of a Healthy Community
In this morning’s riff I’ll call attention to the strong signals which I associate with attractive and healthy communities. These aspects apply to a broad range of social groups including teams both large and small, tightly bound or loosely coupled networks, and strict or informal organizations.
The Ephemeral Kiss of Fame
Fame is a seductive mistress, even a small taste brings us begging back for more. Merely being well known among a few social circles is emotionally satisfying, yet there is an archetype that craves attention above all else.
Everything’s easy until you have to do it
It looked trivial in the beginning, everything does before you actually begin work. You pragmatically promised a cautious feature set, fitting the work to the project timeline and costs. I wish it was the norm, but it’s rare to see a hungry builder walk away from an underfunded project.
When to go out of book
Risk Reduction from Day 1
Regardless of your specific team role, there is a familiar pattern to breaking ground on a new program. Each time you create or join a fresh project it’s common to go through a ramp up phase which may last minutes or a few weeks depending on project maturity, complexity, and schedule.