I Tried Education Days, Didn’t Work
I once introduced the concept of education days. Every employee in the company was entitled to a number of days per year (we started with...
Managers Should Not Be Coaching Developers
Should hospital directors be coaching doctors and nurses? Should movie producers be coaching actors and animators? Should Rupert Murdoch ...
Keynote Slide Delivery at the Last Responsible Moment
Today I addressed a 300 person audience with a keynote at Ericsson’s Agile conference in Finland. I was invited to talk about personal ...
Agile Discussions: How to Become a Professional
Becoming a software professional begins with sharing knowledge and ideas in agile discussions with colleagues. Yesterday night I was invi...
KISS Principle: Make It Simple vs. Do It Simple
Making things simple is not the same as doing things simple. Unfortunately, this is not a simple message to get across. Here's my per...
Competence Development: The Cone of Incompetence
Managers are responsible for competence development in an organization. But, for some reason, this doesn't always happen. Steve McCon...
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