Jeffrey BarronMeasuring Team Performance is HardIdeas that work to measure an engineering team’s performanceMay 30May 30
Jeffrey BarronChanging Processes With Minimal BlowbackThe benefits and challenges of a blank checkMay 23May 23
Jeffrey BarronReflecting on a year of unemploymentI’ve been unemployed for a year: how I got here, what’s happened since, and productive ways I’ve found to navigate this time between gigs.May 14May 14
Jeffrey BarronCrafting Team Roles Through AnalogyWhenever I’m presented with a complex problem my brain immediately tries to generate a mental model to classify and categorize the…Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023
Jeffrey BarronHow Organizational Amnesia Destroys Your EffectivenessA couple of months ago my dad was diagnosed with “mild neuro-cognitive disorder”, which is a doctor’s way of saying early-stage dementia…Dec 15, 2017Dec 15, 2017
Jeffrey BarronCharacter Classes for Software EngineersWhat RPGs can teach us about identifying and leveraging common traitsDec 9, 2017Dec 9, 2017
Jeffrey BarronWhen Splitting Teams into Backend and Front-end Goes WrongCongratulations! Your engineering team has grown to the point where they must take on more engineers to simply keep up with maintenance…Dec 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017