The meeting as forcing function
For all their faults, meetings have virtue as a forcing function: Forcing you to complete tasks you committed to; Forcing you to feed back to… Read More »The meeting as forcing function
tools and techniques
Talking it through; or, The value of meetings
Meetings are rightly maligned as unproductive timesinks, but I’ve recently been reminded of the things you can gain by simply talking things through together with… Read More »Talking it through; or, The value of meetings
Vision: some helpful ways of seeing
If you’re working for change, you need several layers of vision: A vision of “better” This is the change you’re working towards – a future… Read More »Vision: some helpful ways of seeing
Agile
If you don’t know a little about Agile software development, it’s important enough that you should. In short, Agile is a lighter-touch, more iterative, team-driven… Read More »Agile
Patrick McKenzie on the value of your idea
Your idea is not valuable, at all. All value is in the execution. You think you are an exception; you are not. Patrick McKenzie So…… Read More »Patrick McKenzie on the value of your idea
Intelligent Effort
Your job is to apply intelligent effort in the service of others. Effort is work done: energy applied to solving problems. There are lots of… Read More »Intelligent Effort
Making things better
There are plenty of problems you could solve. Your job is to choose a couple of important ones and bring energy and intelligence to bear… Read More »Making things better
On learning (For Karthick)
Karthick left some kind feedback and a question but no contact information (I’ve now added a section for that to the form) – this is… Read More »On learning (For Karthick)
15k
This ‘metaCroc’ post is part of a series recording the growth (or shrinkage) of DriverlessCrocodile in the spirit of experiment and transparency. DC hit 15,000… Read More »15k
Page 37
If you find it hard to give up on a book without a guilty conscience – a sense that you’ve wasted something, neglected a duty,… Read More »Page 37