I’ve spent so many years wanting to do everything. Thinking I could if I gave it the attention.
Makers need to make. We expand our understanding, our learning, and our interests.
My work title has been “Web Designer” for 7 out of the 9 years I have been in the workforce post-college.
The last two years it’s been a combo of front-end developer and UX designer/lead.
A few years ago I heard a talk by Dr. Henry Cloud. It was about necessary endings.
Endings are a part of life.
Whether it’s a relationship that isn’t going anywhere, a business unit that isn’t living up to expectations, or an employee who has a…
Today I have questions. For no one in particular.
Is there a difference between micro-managing and course correcting as a means of guidance?
No one wants to be called a micro-manager, but many seek to assert their influence on…
You might not always enjoy what you’re working on. Or agree with the decisions.
Sometimes you might have to do some shallow work that, you think, someone else should be doing. Or automated.
I never thought of myself as a contrarian until recently. In reality, I feared I would come off as a jerk if I was too often cutting against the grain. I’ve never sought attention, positive or negative.
In the agile development world one of the ceremonies is a retrospective. At the end of a sprint, a cycle of work, the team meets to discuss what they did well and what they could have done better.
This aims to continuously improve the development process, the output, and the…
A lot of companies will tout metics to prove how successful they are and most of the time the numbers are completely irrelevant.
These companies will spend more time patting themselves on their backs than doing the hard work. The stuff that actually drives results and serves…