Much is written about how to innovate in tech. Still, it boils down to the simple ability of individuals to focus on and prioritise the right things on a day to day basis, and that other people in other functions prioritise not only the same right things but also at the SAME TIME! This is […]
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Are You Lost In All The High Priorities?
As software product organisations grow, they can become the victims of their own sales success. Many high-priority customers and features put pressure on the engineering organisation to deliver, but even when using all the traditional ways to prioritise and optimise execution, you feel progress is slow and the overall “delightfulness” of your product is not […]
The Perfect Engineering Manager
In my last post I introduced a practical approach to engineering leadership and the skills required in any engineering organisation. The post must have struck a nerve as it got a lot of reads, especially on Medium in The Startup magazine where I cross-post some of my blog posts. However, I’m sure people have many […]
Prejudice is a useful generalisation that has a higher probability of being true than false
People sometimes confuse prejudice and preconception. Both are assumptions you have without having actual experience or evidence that can tell you whether it is true and not. Because prejudice is a negative preconception, there is pressure to leave your prejudices behind because that is “the right thing to do”. However, that’s entirely the wrong thing […]
Stop complaining about women not being in top positions, you miss the point!
When I meet or work with women in top leadership positions who really have accomplished something and who are highly regarded by others, one of my observations has been that the absolutely least interesting about them is that they are women. This holds regardless of whether they are leaders in technical, sales, or more general management. […]
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