2022 WK33
Deadlines, Engineering Manager, Culture, Software Architects, Risks, Friends, Persuasion.
Can Agile and deadlines coexist in perfect harmony?
Managers, this one is for you. Read on to see how agility can co-exist with deadlines. (2 min read)
How Engineering Managers Fail
The path to a successful Engineering Manager (EM) is not easy. Engineering Managers (EMs) are often set up for failure. (3 min read)
It’s breakfast time and digital culture is hungry
Why is it that everyone sagely agrees with Peter Drucker’s aphorism that culture eats strategy for breakfast but the vast majority of companies spend far more time on their strategy than their culture? Read on. (3 min read)
Would you like architects with your architecture?
Architecting your organization to do architecture with or without architects. (8 min read)
Risk, decisons, and scarcity
Risk tolerance is the scarcest resource in most companies. (2 min read)
Kunal Shah - Why choosing your friends matters
Kunal Shah shares some important insight about why it matters who you're friends with. Why do my friends matter? What does Kunal thinking about friendship? Are more friends always better for Kunal? (6 min video)
Most Programmers FAIL at Persuasion! Here’s Why…
The first thing to understand is that people aren't persuaded by logic alone. It takes having an authentic relationship with the manager, other programmer, QA tester, UX designer, DevOps person - whatever role they hold on your team. Persuasion is much more effective if you think about how humans decide not just rationally, but emotionally. (13 min video)