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TDD is that technique. favourite-articles process Sun, 26 Jun 2011 20:42:45 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/a334561249c52da33ff0a28cf191e791#haemoglobin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo http://www.delicious.com/url/a334561249c52da33ff0a28cf191e791 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/a334561249c52da33ff0a28cf191e791 haemoglobin's links favourite-articles personal-development Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:53:39 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/459b24e2d779b4e4ac3eedc507297887#haemoglobin http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/06/irrational-vs-unreasonable.html http://www.delicious.com/url/459b24e2d779b4e4ac3eedc507297887 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/459b24e2d779b4e4ac3eedc507297887 haemoglobin's links Customers and team members make irrational requests all the time. That doesn't make them unreasonable. If satisfying their request moves things forward, it's not always worth the effort to teach someone a lesson. 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Being right doesn't always have to be the goal. favourite-articles personal-development Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:48:55 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/a14001e875cfdff6fd7adee94009b696#haemoglobin http://elegantcode.com/2009/02/27/some-alternative-ways-of-reading-contextspecification/ http://www.delicious.com/url/a14001e875cfdff6fd7adee94009b696 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/a14001e875cfdff6fd7adee94009b696 haemoglobin's links favourite-articles process agile BDD Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:32:22 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/77d7ce0c033dda3ed98ba8ea34b4029c#haemoglobin http://rules.ssw.com.au/Management/RulesToSuccessfulProjects/Pages/Default.aspx http://www.delicious.com/url/77d7ce0c033dda3ed98ba8ea34b4029c http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/77d7ce0c033dda3ed98ba8ea34b4029c haemoglobin's links - Interaction with clients needs to be consistent - e.g how bugs & feature requests are reported - Be weary about ballpark estimates - Give single figure. - Tell the customer there will be bugs and need them to work with us. - Steer away from fixed price - Two stage first stage signed off price for mockups, second stage = work - Triage requests in subsequent releases. - There are always people better than you, never get a big head. - Explain definition of a bug - All requests through one person - Company champion - Decide how pretty the mockup needs to be. - Don't report bugs in mockups highlighted in red - Always inform client how long you took - Evening standups (think at night) - Send morning goals - Easily check version - Daily build favourite-articles development Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:54:48 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/a08c0cf16e89f304d334952b4ffc82de#haemoglobin http://vimeo.com/22332388 http://www.delicious.com/url/a08c0cf16e89f304d334952b4ffc82de http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/a08c0cf16e89f304d334952b4ffc82de haemoglobin's links Derek Handley - a Kiwi who sold his international mobile marketing company for millions talks about entrepreneurship and the future, especially for New Zealand. favourite-articles personal-development Sat, 28 May 2011 11:00:31 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/405920a0632f4904fea24612ddfff9e2#haemoglobin http://semver.org/ http://www.delicious.com/url/405920a0632f4904fea24612ddfff9e2 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/405920a0632f4904fea24612ddfff9e2 haemoglobin's links favourite-articles development Sun, 22 May 2011 14:21:24 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/205546a06866117052e98d5989733739#haemoglobin http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2007/12/04/the-8020-principle-11-ways-to-boost-your-life/ http://www.delicious.com/url/205546a06866117052e98d5989733739 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/205546a06866117052e98d5989733739 haemoglobin's links favourite-articles personal-development Sun, 22 May 2011 13:05:57 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/59895f52b639f27cf24dd1a75873bf99#haemoglobin http://zenhabits.net/discipline/ http://www.delicious.com/url/59895f52b639f27cf24dd1a75873bf99 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/59895f52b639f27cf24dd1a75873bf99 haemoglobin's links favourite-articles personal-development Sat, 21 May 2011 15:24:51 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/d60a2439361039d4e2453e8e10e476db#haemoglobin http://haacked.com/archive/2011/04/20/release-early-and-often.aspx http://www.delicious.com/url/d60a2439361039d4e2453e8e10e476db http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/d60a2439361039d4e2453e8e10e476db haemoglobin's links favourite-articles development Sat, 14 May 2011 13:54:12 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/8c1f4304b65c6552ec395c50f6b9f845#haemoglobin http://www.bnet.com/blog/entry-level/stop-worrying-about-mistakes-and-youll-make-fewer/3995 http://www.delicious.com/url/8c1f4304b65c6552ec395c50f6b9f845 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/8c1f4304b65c6552ec395c50f6b9f845 haemoglobin's links Nothing interferes with performance quite like anxiety does – it is the productivity-killer. favourite-articles personal-development Sat, 14 May 2011 13:52:28 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/e94c03c0a23b0ccad2c6ca59c8b18634#haemoglobin http://www.dumblittleman.com/2010/12/sleep-adjustment-why-early-bird-gets.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DumbLittleMan+%28Dumb+Little+Man+-+tips+for+life%29 http://www.delicious.com/url/e94c03c0a23b0ccad2c6ca59c8b18634 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/e94c03c0a23b0ccad2c6ca59c8b18634 haemoglobin's links - More Me Time - Regular Workouts - An easier commute - The benefit of breakfast - Family matters - High productivity - A brainpower boost - Less stress favourite-articles personal-development Tue, 03 May 2011 21:22:55 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/0bfdb9c8d2103f090d48254957459941#haemoglobin http://the99percent.com/tips/6658/The-Key-to-Creating-Remarkable-Things http://www.delicious.com/url/0bfdb9c8d2103f090d48254957459941 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/0bfdb9c8d2103f090d48254957459941 haemoglobin's links At the beginning of the day, faced with an overflowing inbox, a list of messages on your voicemail, and the to-do list from your last meeting, it's tempting to want to “clear the decks” before you start on your own most important work. When you're up-to-date, you tell yourself, your mind will be clear and it will be easier to focus on the task at hand. The trouble with this approach is that you end up spending the best part of the day on other people's priorities, running their errands, and giving them what they need. By the time you finally settle down to your own work, it could be mid-afternoon, when your energy has dipped and it's hard to focus on anything properly. “Oh well, maybe tomorrow will be better,” you tell yourself. favourite-articles personal-development Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:27:03 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/b718e68abe26b585f51d6ac4dc09a20d#haemoglobin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7AWnfFRc7g http://www.delicious.com/url/b718e68abe26b585f51d6ac4dc09a20d http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/b718e68abe26b585f51d6ac4dc09a20d haemoglobin's links favourite-articles personal-development Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:19:25 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/c31ba12a9386f41120886e04818cbe02#haemoglobin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5um8QWWRvo&feature=relmfu http://www.delicious.com/url/c31ba12a9386f41120886e04818cbe02 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/c31ba12a9386f41120886e04818cbe02 haemoglobin's links favourite-articles personal-development Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:18:30 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/e6475fcbd13d0f064a49bd1e0470b963#haemoglobin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc http://www.delicious.com/url/e6475fcbd13d0f064a49bd1e0470b963 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/e6475fcbd13d0f064a49bd1e0470b963 haemoglobin's links favourite-articles personal-development Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:02:03 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/af2fc7351b3794a14225a12bd98093de#haemoglobin http://celestinechua.com/blog/put-first-things-first/ http://www.delicious.com/url/af2fc7351b3794a14225a12bd98093de http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/af2fc7351b3794a14225a12bd98093de haemoglobin's links - Q-2 tasks never become urgent until it is too late. For example, taking care of your health or pursuing your dreams. - It became clear that unless I consciously choose to prioritize Q-2 tasks, nothing is ever going to happen in that area. favourite-articles personal-development Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:08:42 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/e60ca42744a8e160f65f6fdadaeafe88#haemoglobin http://www.codethinked.com/post/2010/10/05/Stop-Worrying-About-The-Next-Big-Thing.aspx http://www.delicious.com/url/e60ca42744a8e160f65f6fdadaeafe88 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/e60ca42744a8e160f65f6fdadaeafe88 haemoglobin's links Stop paying attention to tools everyone tells you are cool, and find tools that make your life easier. You see, the best way to predict what will be big, is to ignore it and find tools that work. If a tool makes your life and your job easy, then other people out there will probably feel the same way. But you also have to remember that tools are optimized for a specific job, and if you aren't doing that job, then the tool is most likely useless to you. favourite-articles development Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:16:36 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/399b54f808ed515474f1a8b5625dc566#haemoglobin http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tomholl/archive/2010/09/08/the-role-of-an-architect-in-an-agile-team.aspx http://www.delicious.com/url/399b54f808ed515474f1a8b5625dc566 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/399b54f808ed515474f1a8b5625dc566 haemoglobin's links 10) "Just enough" upfront design. - Major technological decisions. 9) Start with a vertical slice. - Goes through all layers of architecture. 8) Just-in-time design each iteration to give direction - But still leave details to developer (don't take away their job) 7) Trust your team... but be there for them & mentor. 6) Write code. - To stay relevant and have a real understanding of the code base. 5) Be involved in everything. 4) Drive a culture of quality. - Enforce things that are important (i.e unit testing). - Code review on each check-in (anyone can do this) 3) Know when changes are required. - "YAGNI" - build the simplest thing possible that works. - Don't over-engineer to solve something that might never happen. 2) Shield the team from external randomisation. - Enterprise architects, budgets etc 1) Write docs... but only if someone needs to read them. - A document should never replace a team talking to each other. favourite-articles development Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:10:45 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/a1bf490b2a54b6e4adcddf5e54838263#haemoglobin http://www.infoq.com/articles/technical-debt-levison http://www.delicious.com/url/a1bf490b2a54b6e4adcddf5e54838263 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/a1bf490b2a54b6e4adcddf5e54838263 haemoglobin's links As it stands, your business has both a problem and an opportunity. The problem: the code bases of your projects are accumulating technical debt and they have already started to slowdown. This problem is costing the business money today as it becomes more and more difficult to make the changes and fix bugs as requested by the customers. The opportunity: improve the developers’ skills; make it clear that management support and the code quality will improve and the bug count will go down. In time, this will increase the capability of the development teams. favourite-articles development Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:15:45 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/d349fdb33506b587c8fb406e8d183824#haemoglobin http://www.lessordinaryliving.com/blog/five-things-i-wish-id-known-earlier-in-life/ http://www.delicious.com/url/d349fdb33506b587c8fb406e8d183824 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/d349fdb33506b587c8fb406e8d183824 haemoglobin's links 1. Life is about making memories 2. Nike are right - just do it 3. "Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change and the courage to change the things I can" 4. Sometimes the bad stuff is the best stuff. 5. Aim high - then take it one step at a time. favourite-articles personal-development Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:47:00 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/081412989bd7a792ee2b57a9989f760f#haemoglobin http://ezinearticles.com/?Top-Five-Regrets-of-the-Dying&id=3268063 http://www.delicious.com/url/081412989bd7a792ee2b57a9989f760f http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/081412989bd7a792ee2b57a9989f760f haemoglobin's links 1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. 2. I wish I didn't work so hard. 3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings. 4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. 5. I wish that I had let myself be happier. favourite-articles personal-development Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:44:34 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/ce3726434f3f7739d275f6c672440130#haemoglobin http://community.devexpress.com/blogs/garyshort/archive/2010/08/20/technical-debt-don-t-let-it-kill-your-projects.aspx http://www.delicious.com/url/ce3726434f3f7739d275f6c672440130 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/ce3726434f3f7739d275f6c672440130 haemoglobin's links Ward Cunningham defined technical debt as being analogous to financial debt. With financial debt you borrow money now in order to obtain some benefit that you could not otherwise obtain – the purchase of a car for example. In the future you are going to have to pay back the money you borrowed, along with some interest on the capital. Ward suggests that it is the same with technical debt. favourite-articles development Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:40:35 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/cce0f1678f42d4ac61305453dd13a2e0#haemoglobin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Thinking_Hats?wasRedirected=true http://www.delicious.com/url/cce0f1678f42d4ac61305453dd13a2e0 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/cce0f1678f42d4ac61305453dd13a2e0 haemoglobin's links The de Bono Hats system (also known as "Six Hats" or "Six Thinking Hats") is a thinking tool for group discussion and individual thinking. Combined with the idea of parallel thinking which is associated with it, it provides a means for groups to think together more effectively, and a means to plan thinking processes in a detailed and cohesive way favourite-articles personal-development Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:52:13 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/90a1de980d2ee9a53b02e160d14bceb2#haemoglobin http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/technology/25brain.html?_r=1 http://www.delicious.com/url/90a1de980d2ee9a53b02e160d14bceb2 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/90a1de980d2ee9a53b02e160d14bceb2 haemoglobin's links Filling every small gap of time with inputs from technology robs you of valuable downtime that can be used to solidify learning or to come up with new ideas. favourite-articles personal-development Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:59:29 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/c3285cf8cf748128cd41583a86b534ec#haemoglobin http://www.chrisg.com/entitlement/ http://www.delicious.com/url/c3285cf8cf748128cd41583a86b534ec http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/c3285cf8cf748128cd41583a86b534ec haemoglobin's links If your entire rationale why someone should visit your blog or buy from you is that you need to pay the rent then you might need to reconsider your strategy. You have no right to their business. favourite-articles business Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:56:02 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/41fa5d9e35df40a50e38db278f12c376#haemoglobin http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jmeier/archive/2010/08/02/project-plans-in-a-nutshell.aspx http://www.delicious.com/url/41fa5d9e35df40a50e38db278f12c376 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/41fa5d9e35df40a50e38db278f12c376 haemoglobin's links Regardless of how you get there or how you share the plan, the following are essential elements: * Problem statement * Customer / who’s it for * Vision / strategy * Goals * Outcomes * Deliverables * Timeline * Tests for success * Measures / metrics * Scenarios / stories * Resource map * Risks * A map of the work (work breakdown structure) favourite-articles process Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:28:19 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/2a01f37d9d59f785ac6b9adec11f41d1#haemoglobin http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html http://www.delicious.com/url/2a01f37d9d59f785ac6b9adec11f41d1 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/2a01f37d9d59f785ac6b9adec11f41d1 haemoglobin's links At his Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, urges us to pursue our dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself. favourite-articles personal-development Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:10:31 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/d10899d6a17423c20a0e5ff4a0180b09#haemoglobin http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/08/sleeping-funny.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fsethsmainblog+%28Seth%27s+Blog%29 http://www.delicious.com/url/d10899d6a17423c20a0e5ff4a0180b09 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/d10899d6a17423c20a0e5ff4a0180b09 haemoglobin's links Most of us have come up with a strategy for days we're working funny--we do the busy work, we reply, react and occasionally respond. We show up at the meetings and we answer our email, and we go home feeling as though we accomplished at least a little something (though we didn't.) The danger is this: this working funny habit leaks into the days when we're on our game. When you're on a roll, you still find yourself going to meetings, answering email and working through someone else's to-do list. That's a waste. Don't toss and turn if you don't have to. favourite-articles personal-development Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:56:08 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/1fa5eca2ec8eca5549cf3b85bc7ee163#haemoglobin http://m.bnet.com/blog/business-strategy/how-to-be-productive-stop-working/378 http://www.delicious.com/url/1fa5eca2ec8eca5549cf3b85bc7ee163 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/1fa5eca2ec8eca5549cf3b85bc7ee163 haemoglobin's links Exercise, Simons concludes, improves cognition broadly by increasing the fitness of your brain. Care about asset integrity? Get out of the office and go for a walk. And make sure the people who work for you do, too. favourite-articles personal-development Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:50:39 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/1c6a17967acab630a027b1337abb5c42#haemoglobin http://sourcesofinsight.com/2010/08/12/day-12-productivity-personas-are-you-a-starter-or-a-finisher/ http://www.delicious.com/url/1c6a17967acab630a027b1337abb5c42 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/1c6a17967acab630a027b1337abb5c42 haemoglobin's links Some people are natural “starters.” They live for the creative beginning of projects, but not the day-to-day execution or the detailed follow up and follow through. Some people are natural “finishers.” They like the day-to-day work and the routine execution. When “starters” and “finishers” pair up, everybody wins. favourite-articles leadership Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:57:36 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/6620f36e41a5ddb4e81e4be458e3d984#haemoglobin http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Teaching-Lean-and-Kanban http://www.delicious.com/url/6620f36e41a5ddb4e81e4be458e3d984 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/6620f36e41a5ddb4e81e4be458e3d984 haemoglobin's links Russell Healy presents the basic concepts of Lean and Kanban through analogies, models and simulations: Waste and the Value Stream, inventory or Work In Process, Cycle Time, and the relationship between them. favourite-articles process agile Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:03:16 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/48598d146784dd387b4355af1b4c2b58#haemoglobin http://martinfowler.com/articles/mocksArentStubs.html http://www.delicious.com/url/48598d146784dd387b4355af1b4c2b58 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/48598d146784dd387b4355af1b4c2b58 haemoglobin's links Martin Fowler describes the difference between Mocks and Stubs, there are two schools of thought, pure mockists mock everything, classic TDD developers prefer simple stubs and mocks where necessary. favourite-articles development Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:02:06 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/7a9b0cd50bfd4887f7d14fce7b93b2b7#haemoglobin http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/06/validation-might-be-overrated.html http://www.delicious.com/url/7a9b0cd50bfd4887f7d14fce7b93b2b7 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/7a9b0cd50bfd4887f7d14fce7b93b2b7 haemoglobin's links Feedback is important, selling is important, getting the market to recognize your offering and make a sale--all important. But there's a difference between achieving your goals and realizing your work matters. If you have a book to write, write it. If you want to record an album, record it. No need to wait for someone in a cubicle halfway across the country to decide if you're worthy. favourite-articles personal-development Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:44:41 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/1ff76f3f7d790ebff03910520dcd272e#haemoglobin http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1998396,00.html http://www.delicious.com/url/1ff76f3f7d790ebff03910520dcd272e http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/1ff76f3f7d790ebff03910520dcd272e haemoglobin's links "It's possible that instead of fostering real friendships off-line, e-mail and social networking may take the place of them — and the distance inherent in screen-only interactions may breed feelings of isolation or a tendency to care less about other people. After all, if you don't feel like dealing with a friend's problem online, all you have to do is log off." "The same is true of relationships with family and friends, Northcraft says. It's not enough to stay in touch by text or e-mail or Facebook. Now and then, alas, you have to pick up the phone or make a personal visit to Mom and Dad." favourite-articles personal-development Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:09:26 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/fab4235ad186f44161e3903ad473eab8#haemoglobin http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2010/06/full-analysis-of-iphone-economics-its-bad-news-and-then-it-gets-worse.html http://www.delicious.com/url/fab4235ad186f44161e3903ad473eab8 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/fab4235ad186f44161e3903ad473eab8 haemoglobin's links It is currently in hype mode, it is a bubble where most developers will not recoup their costs, and in the case of paid apps, will for the vast majority, never reach desired usage levels, and for free apps, will never achieve reasonable reach. favourite-articles business Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:52 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/be24ac58ecf7a13b10f1c528e10f92ae#haemoglobin http://www.iplawforstartups.com/who-owns-the-ip-rights-to-custom-software/ http://www.delicious.com/url/be24ac58ecf7a13b10f1c528e10f92ae http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/be24ac58ecf7a13b10f1c528e10f92ae haemoglobin's links favourite-articles consulting Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:14:00 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/6423bd183c79d48de17f08a64cb65857#haemoglobin http://www.workforce.com/section/09/article/23/53/40.html http://www.delicious.com/url/6423bd183c79d48de17f08a64cb65857 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/6423bd183c79d48de17f08a64cb65857 haemoglobin's links #Do you know what is expected of you at work? #Do you have the materials and equipment you need to do your work right? #At work, do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day? #In the last seven days, have you received recognition or praise for doing good work? #Does your supervisor, or someone at work, seem to care about you as a person? #Is there someone at work who encourages your development? #At work, do your opinions seem to count? #Does the mission/purpose of your company make you feel your job is important? #Are your associates (fellow employees) committed to doing quality work? #Do you have a best friend at work? #In the last six months, has someone at work talked to you about your progress? #In the last year, have you had opportunities at work to learn and grow? favourite-articles leadership Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:11:12 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/a89a1be8efd9d7dafffb9a63397016b7#haemoglobin http://www.lessordinaryliving.com/25-instant-ways-to-be-happier-today/ http://www.delicious.com/url/a89a1be8efd9d7dafffb9a63397016b7 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/a89a1be8efd9d7dafffb9a63397016b7 haemoglobin's links favourite-articles personal-development Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:06:54 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/f86fc3b140f678c9be9615869de023a2#haemoglobin http://www.noop.nl/2010/06/t-shaped-people.html http://www.delicious.com/url/f86fc3b140f678c9be9615869de023a2 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/f86fc3b140f678c9be9615869de023a2 haemoglobin's links A generalizing specialist is someone who: 1) Has one or more technical specialties […]. 2) Has at least a general knowledge of software development. 3) Has at least a general knowledge of the business domain in which they work. 4) Actively seeks to gain new skills in both their existing specialties as well as in other areas, including both technical and domain areas. favourite-articles development Thu, 27 May 2010 11:17:26 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/1bfe45782bf4910d13632abceaa30e68#haemoglobin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-pattern http://www.delicious.com/url/1bfe45782bf4910d13632abceaa30e68 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/1bfe45782bf4910d13632abceaa30e68 haemoglobin's links An interesting list of anti-patterns. favourite-articles development Thu, 27 May 2010 10:40:56 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/0c03913d07739317f80a7d32cb45fadd#haemoglobin http://www.damninteresting.com/unskilled-and-unaware-of-it http://www.delicious.com/url/0c03913d07739317f80a7d32cb45fadd http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/0c03913d07739317f80a7d32cb45fadd haemoglobin's links This tendency of the average person to believe he or she is better-than-average is known as the “above-average effect,” and it flies in the face of logic… by definition, descriptive statistics says that it is impossible absurdly improbable for a majority of people to be above average. The Internet is a veritable all-you-can-eat buffet of such misplaced confidence. Obviously not all confidence is misplaced; sometimes it is the result of strong skills and accurate self-assessment. But all too often, confidence is an artifact of ignorance. As is the case with many human flaws, perhaps the best remedy is to never stop learning, to seek out and absorb constructive criticism, and to always be prepared to admit that you may be wrong about something. favourite-articles personal-development Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:13:48 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/f4ad9d7beb8024af0b961f240345a132#haemoglobin http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/HighNotes.html http://www.delicious.com/url/f4ad9d7beb8024af0b961f240345a132 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/f4ad9d7beb8024af0b961f240345a132 haemoglobin's links The quality of the work and the amount of time spent are simply uncorrelated. The real trouble with using a lot of mediocre programmers instead of a couple of good ones is that no matter how long they work, they never produce something as good as what the great programmers can produce. The mediocre talent just never hits the high notes that the top talent hits all the time. It's not just a matter of "10 times more productive." It's that the "average productive" developer never hits the high notes that make great software. favourite-articles development Thu, 13 May 2010 04:39:41 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/3cbe7e24592ba4ad54a8c342f53211b6#haemoglobin http://www.noop.nl/2010/05/the-nonsense-of-leadership-princes-and-priests.html http://www.delicious.com/url/3cbe7e24592ba4ad54a8c342f53211b6 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/3cbe7e24592ba4ad54a8c342f53211b6 haemoglobin's links An article that describes how there can be many leaders in an organisation (not just one). An organisation / shareholders will always require management to manage their assets. "Whether or not employees need managers is irrelevant. It is the shareholders who need managers of their business." If you understand my point of view, I might call you a leadership pragmatist. You understand that the management hierarchy is a simple necessity, and that the bulk of the work is done through a social network of leaders and followers. The leadership network is superimposed on the management hierarchy. Communication and inspiration flow through the network. Authorization and restriction flow through the hierarchy. @jurgenappelo on twitter: "Managers are NOT leaders but enablers. They enable people to have a job, to join a team, to enjoy projects, and to lead their peers." "Management is a job that is assigned. Leadership is a role that must be earned. No willing followers = no leader." favourite-articles leadership Thu, 13 May 2010 04:00:31 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/54e7d60e4e77ea10286ca30f708843a1#haemoglobin http://5whys.com/blog/creating-team-trust.html http://www.delicious.com/url/54e7d60e4e77ea10286ca30f708843a1 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/54e7d60e4e77ea10286ca30f708843a1 haemoglobin's links - Do you always deliver what you promise to deliver? - Are you consistent in your actions and reactions? - Do you ever feel as if you have to swallow your professional integrity? You might need to reframe what you think integrity is. Early in my career, I cared very much about the quality of the released product. I still care, and I realize that sometimes there are business decisions that trump actual quality. I now care very much about providing information about technical debt to the people who make the final decision. - Are you willing to discuss issues? New team leads are particularly prone to "I would have done it this way, why didn't you?" syndrome. You need to discuss, influence, negotiate, and not tell people what to do. - Are you willing to discuss issues? - Now, you can trust in yourself. Trust is something people earn, by showing they are trustworthy. Prove yourself, to yourself, your team, your management. favourite-articles development Thu, 13 May 2010 03:36:31 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/99cbb3001e6e8779aaf72e767611827c#haemoglobin http://5whys.com/blog/the-five-dysfunctions-of-a-team.html http://www.delicious.com/url/99cbb3001e6e8779aaf72e767611827c http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/99cbb3001e6e8779aaf72e767611827c haemoglobin's links 1) Absence of Trust 2) Fear of conflict 3) Lack of commitment 4) Avoidance of accountability 5) Inattention to results favourite-articles leadership Thu, 13 May 2010 03:18:27 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/28b88a697662332ede16c4af945f5558#haemoglobin http://www.sayleadershipcoaching.com/mwacoaching/2008/02/whats-the-skinn.html http://www.delicious.com/url/28b88a697662332ede16c4af945f5558 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/28b88a697662332ede16c4af945f5558 haemoglobin's links Each day, without fail, managers are to give five minutes of no-agenda time to at least one of their employees. 1. It trains you to be a better listener, a better manager, and a better coach 2. It trains you to ask great questions, and get the full story 3. It improves communication effectiveness with its ease and regularity 4. It establishes great relationships with each person you give it to 5. It converts unproductive time into found opportunity 6. It eliminates workplace interruptions due to the ‘I forgots’ 7. It teaches people to both give and receive time and attention at work, and 8. It assures that none of those people slip below the radar 9. It promotes inclusivity and collaboration, engagement and ownership 10. It improves your reputation as a ‘people manager’ 11. It is straightforward and simple, employing something we all can do (just talk to each other) 12. Best of all, it’s quick! It only takes 5 minutes a day! favourite-articles leadership Thu, 13 May 2010 02:57:50 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/d7e2a10c67baebc8a8aaf974ec7057c2#haemoglobin http://5whys.com/blog/do-not-fear-confrontation.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+5whys+%285+Whys%29 http://www.delicious.com/url/d7e2a10c67baebc8a8aaf974ec7057c2 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/d7e2a10c67baebc8a8aaf974ec7057c2 haemoglobin's links Roy Osherove talks about how companies loose a lot when they are afraid of confrontation - and it can still be in the best interests of the person you are confronting. favourite-articles leadership Thu, 13 May 2010 02:46:35 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/0b3ee1cd5f733916da3b7e42b90362b2#haemoglobin http://5whys.com/blog/a-simple-way-to-know-youre-missing-some-leadership-skills.html http://www.delicious.com/url/0b3ee1cd5f733916da3b7e42b90362b2 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/0b3ee1cd5f733916da3b7e42b90362b2 haemoglobin's links You believe in some great practices that the team needs to follow, but you can't convince or get the team to follow them - even the simplest ones. Leadership in software means helping the team achieve goals you believe in, even if they may not be convinced about them when you start out your quest. it's about making the team drive to that vision, at some point, without needing your help to do it. But that takes, time, and patience, and sometimes - it takes a strong ego to not break during this long path. favourite-articles leadership