Happy Friday,Everyone I've ever worked with thinks their stand-ups is a pointless status meeting. They're not, but I don't fault people for feeling that way. People have been slavishly answering 3 questions for a long time and failing to accomplish a...

Hi there,I was thinking this morning back to things I attribute to excellence in my career, and I found myself remembering a story about when I was pair-programming at a company that I thought I'd share.The team I was with was regarded as the mainten...

Happy Friday,I've found there are a few topics that many clients of mine that will create a fervent agreement to until the moment I suggest doing the work involved. One such topic is aligning teams to strategic or organizational goals.Most of the tim...

Hi there,This morning I was thinking back on the importance of learning and how much of an accelerant it has been for me. Currently, I'm learning about budgeting and ways to remove its less-than-desirable effects in organizations and marketing for my...

Hi there,I've been thinking a bit about a few things, and I would love your help. You see, I live in two worlds professionally. By day I help companies build phenomenal software teams, and by night I help people get the tech careers they want. Now I...