The Daily WTF

JANUARY 9, 2022

They needed the team that could send them into the future, and were hiring to build that team. Argle was one of those hires, brought on as a junior developer. For a small manufacturing firm, the owner was happy to invest in this team. Interns and junior developers bulked out the team. There was no manager.

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Codegiant

OCTOBER 24, 2020

From the desk of a brilliant weirdo #1: If you struggle with team collaboration, then this article will show you how to use 8 powerful team collaboration strategies to put your team on the same page. Team collaboration software can help integrate your remote development team better. Studies show that 3.7

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CIO

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I had spent more than two decades working for multinational companies such as L&T and Welspun in India and already had exposure to international projects. The challenges of managing IT in a foreign land Adjusting to a new environment, motivating team members, and earning trust are challenges all expat CIOs confront.

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scruminc

JULY 30, 2020

A recent Forbes survey indicated to me that about 47% of Agile Transformations fail and 77% of Agile Transformations are Scrum transformations so most of the failures are due to bad Scrum. Kotter in his book Accelerate says he has never seen a long term successful agile transformation with waterfall leadership. Successful.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

JULY 28, 2020

The Core Responsibilities of the AI Product Manager. Product Managers are responsible for the successful development, testing, release, and adoption of a product, and for leading the team that implements those milestones. Product managers for AI must satisfy these same responsibilities, tuned for the AI lifecycle.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs? You’re undoubtedly thinking “who died and left Mike Myatt in charge of qualitatively assessing leadership blogs?&# I know, I know - another list? Great question.

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CIO

MARCH 7, 2024

An expert on digital transformation, leadership, and innovation, John Rossman is the bestselling author of three books, including The Amazon Way , which translates Amazon’s leadership and tactics into actionable steps that businesses can apply to accelerate their digital transformations. This is fully within our capability.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Top 10 Project Management Mistakes You Should Avoid I was recently studying the anatomy of failed/troubled projects and following came out as a learning. Starting project without 102% clarity (100% clarity on scope/technology and 2% knowledge of how you can add value).

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Book Review: Lead Well and Prosper by Nick McCormick Being a good manager (self-management and team management) is essential ingredient of success in today’s business environment. This book outlines 15 successful strategies for becoming a good manager.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Seven Key Thoughts About Managing Human Resources Here are SEVEN most prominent thoughts that stuck me this week about managing “human” resources. No body ever wants to spend 8 hours doing poor work. Recognize them and while you play to their strengths, accept their weaknesses.

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James Shore

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. Whole Team. The Hole Team. Modern software development takes a lot of skills.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Invisible Cost of “Toxic” Leadership Many organizations today are plagued by so-called leaders who don’t carry a leadership mindset. Their title may read “Project Leader” and they may be managing a few people, but that does not make them real leaders.

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QAspire

JULY 4, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Final Part: 7 Things Managers & Leaders Should Never Do I wrote earlier about “ 11 Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do ” and then continued the chain of thoughts with another post titled “ 7 (More) Things Project Managers & Leaders Should Never Do.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

MAY 28, 2020

In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus talks with salary negotiation expert Josh Doody about how this counterintuitive decision can benefit you over the long term. According to Doody, the key is to stop thinking in binary terms of “good” and “bad” outcomes and optimize for learning, instead. by Josh Doody. Transcript.

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Codegiant

AUGUST 7, 2020

What does a project manager do on a daily basis??—?The The Ultimate Review [2020] From the desk of a brilliant weirdo #1: “ What does a project manager really do? To be honest, it’s gonna be quite hard to put all the PM roles under one roof as project managers in one industry can differ from PMs in another.

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QAspire

JULY 22, 2010

Have you ever realized the costs of: having an inefficient leadership team? not aligning middle managers with vision at the top? poor communications and expectations management? effective and right management can go a long way. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It!

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

APRIL 2, 2020

Is your team running so smoothly that it hums? In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Ron Lichty, discuss what makes high-performance teams versus what makes low-performance teams. Most teams already know which category they fall into, but the solution to a low-performing team isn’t always clear.

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QAspire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

reminds me a quote If you’re in a bad situation, don’t worry it’ll change. By Tanmay , September 29, 2010 @ 9:20 am @Jay - Thanks for sharing that quote, but my thinking is that if situation is good/bad, it won’t change on its own unless we do something about it ourselves. It may cause friction. Don’t Kill It!

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Round Up of My Writing in February 2010 February was an amazing month for me personally – lot of new exploration, new experiences (good and bad, bad left me with some good lessons) and new ideas. Lead Well and Prosper by Nick McCormick is a fantastic book that I reviewed in February.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

He is reminding us that true leadership requires a degree of selflessness. IF YOU WILL LEAD, LLC Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Infrastructure Consulting IF YOU WILL LEAD recognizes that your personal and professional success depends, in large part, on your ability to effectively and powerfully lead.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Say you are a small business with a weak online presence. Offering regular training opportunities to staff will go a long way to boost team morale and will prove that you have good leadership skills. It also gives them an opportunity to develop existing skills and interests and develop new expertise.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

So take advantage of all the strategy tourists you know and develop opposite behavior. Develop your power play skills and use them as often as you can. Once you arrive in your new job, tell everyone how bad you predecessor did and start from zero (preferably with a consultant). Always take credit for the work your team did.

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Modus Create

JANUARY 26, 2021

Adopting Agile sounds as simple as taking the SCRUM master certification tests and pushing them down the framework to a team of developers. Therefore, we went to sleep on a Friday and next Monday we were now an “Agile” team. What the middle management teams did to adopt such change was not an executive’s concern.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

JULY 9, 2020

In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Rich Mironov, discuss the all too common disconnect between developers and those on the marketing side of organizations. How Rich helps marketers/sales develop a more useful frame for engineering (10:01). Programming Leadership: [link]. Episode 48.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

JANUARY 25, 2024

Remember that these “units” are “viewed” by our users, who are largely professional software developers and programmers. Software Development Most of the topics that fall under software development declined in 2023. Software developers are responsible for designing and building bigger and more complex projects than ever.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Igniting Commitment: Engaging Employees for Breakthrough Performance Having a mediocre team or great team all depends on you. R eward, Recognize, and Develop. Provide training and development to help employees achieve their goals. Provide strong, positive leadership. K now Your Values. And communicate them often.

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James Shore

OCTOBER 15, 2020

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. For a team to be Agile, they need to change their method to reflect the Agile philosophy.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

I started for Frankfurt but because of bad weather at Frankfurt, the flight was diverted to Paris. Here are the top 7 mistakes in customer service: Not smiling enough : The cabin crew team was very serious. with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Even my travel was a great learning experience. Don’t Kill It!

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2010

From a Good Sales Call to a Great Sales Call teaches you how to assess your strengths and weaknesses based on information you can get from the most qualified source available—the buyer. It is only through this type of process that sales teams can learn the true, candid reasons why they win and lose. In short, it works.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

OCTOBER 17, 2019

In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest Don Gray enlighten listeners regarding the world of software development, the reasons for implementing software changes and why it’s not as easy as people may think. Software development is not linear and not deterministic. Show Notes. Change is complex.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

DECEMBER 18, 2019

To be a modern manager, you must manage yourself first. In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Johanna Rothman discuss how you must learn to manage yourself to be effective at managing other people. Marcus: Welcome to this episode of Programming Leadership. Episode 34. Transcript.

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James Shore

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This is a pre-release excerpt of The Art of Agile Development, Second Edition , to be published by O’Reilly in 2021. Visit the Second Edition home page for information about the open development process, additional excerpts, and more. You’ve decided that Agile will make your teams more successful. Second Edition cover.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 8, 2010

This book will show you, as an employee, customer or partner, how to use new social technologies, make yourself heard, and produce better products and services. As a leader and manager, you’ll learn how to use these tools to harness social interactions to improve your business and to create your own social nation.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 28, 2011

Unfortunately, with the focus on profit, solution placement, timelines, and commissions, the potential for true servant-leadership has been overlooked. Bad odds: with the best solution in the world, we are dependent on luck for our results. Indeed, it’s possible to make money AND make nice.

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Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

JULY 9, 2020

In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest, Rich Mironov, discuss the all too common disconnect between developers and those on the marketing side of organizations. How Rich helps marketers/sales develop a more useful frame for engineering (10:01). Programming Leadership: [link]. Episode 48.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leaders As Diplomats: A Short Course in Cross-Functional Communication by Starbucker on September 26, 2010 Imagine this scenario: You have assembled a crack team that is highly motivated, efficient, and effective.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

MARCH 1, 2023

Now developers are using AI to write software. Content about software development was the most widely used (31% of all usage in 2022), which includes software architecture and programming languages. Practices like the use of code repositories and continuous testing are still spreading to both new developers and older IT departments.

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