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Jeffery Smith

The Impact of Remote Work on My Children

My son said something that was a little alarming and troubling which has led me to deep thinking about the impact of remote work. My son…

May 24

A little girl sits on a stool, facing her mother who is working at her desk, back turned to her.

May 24

Jeffery Smith

“Yes…but.” — Saving ideas in their infancy

Ideas are fragile. In an idea’s infancy, it doesn’t take much to do irreparable damage to it. This is why how we approach new ideas and the…

Mar 4

“Yes…but.” — Saving ideas in their infancy

Mar 4

Jeffery Smith

Troubleshooting Computers Made Me a Better Patient

Unfortunately, I’ve spent the last few days hospitalized. It doesn’t appear to be serious, the type of mundane virus or bacteria that can…

Jan 16

Jan 16

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Better Programming

Decision Rights — Communicating How Choices Get Made

Advice for leaders

Jun 27, 2022

Decision Rights — Communicating How Choices Get Made

Jun 27, 2022

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Terraform, AWS, and Idempotency

A bug in Terraform? Or a misunderstanding of how a particular stanza works? Or maybe even our own automation around Terraform?

Jun 27, 2022

Terraform, AWS, and Idempotency

Jun 27, 2022

Jeffery Smith

Inbox Zero

Inbox Zero is another one of those productivity hacks that you hear a lot about in tech circles. For those of us with an unread message…

Jun 20, 2022

Inbox Zero

Jun 20, 2022

Jeffery Smith

The Office is Dead….Long Live the Office

NOTE: The views expressed here are my personal views and don’t reflect the views or position of my employer.

Jun 13, 2022

The Office is Dead….Long Live the Office

Jun 13, 2022

Jeffery Smith

Treating OPS Teams Like Product Teams

Jun 6, 2022

Treating OPS Teams Like Product Teams

Jun 6, 2022

Jeffery Smith

Organizing Tickets for OPS Teams Part 2

May 30, 2022

Organizing Tickets for OPS Teams Part 2

May 30, 2022

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Change is Scary, Even When It’s Fun

Second-order thinking can help us evaluate the consequences of our consequences

May 23, 2022

Change is Scary, Even When It’s Fun

May 23, 2022

Jeffery Smith

Jeffery Smith

Jeff Smith is a technology professional and the author of Operations Anti-Patterns DevOps Solutions. https://t.co/fHp2NWY8y4

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