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You take your driver’s license practical exam. You’re almost done after half an hour of high-adrenaline driving. You park the car, right in-between the lines. You step out, so does the examiner. Then, you await your assessment. What is the verdict? You’re taking your high school final
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> I’d like to learn how to write automated tests! I was excited to read this in the self reflection form of one of the QA people in my team. Yes! I know how to do this! I went through the beginnings of software development myself (albeit some time
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Every performance review cycle I die a little. However, even death is an opportunity — as my grandma used to say. Actually, she didn’t say that as far as I know. Maybe she should have. It’s the type of wisdom that grandmas tend to share. But I digress. My
A Dutch comedian [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Finkers] once said: > You can split the world population into roughly two groups. But… I wouldn’t do it. It’s a lot of work. Nevertheless, just for funzies at this last day of the year, let’s go through
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I hear you. You’re busy. Not enough hours in a day. I hear you. So, let’s do a mental exercise. I’m going to grant you a wish: some extra hours in your day. You used to work eight hours per day, but since you’re now working
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I have now been in two companies trying to implement guilds. In both cases the first attempt failed. Before we get to my theories around the reasons why, let’s first start with some background. A guild is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild] “an association of artisans and merchants
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> Nikola Tesla visited Henry Ford at his factory, which was having some kind of difficulty. Ford asked Tesla if he could help identify the problem area. Tesla walked up to a wall of boilerplate and made a small X in chalk on one of the plates. Ford was thrilled,
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For most of my career I was unaware of the full extent of the value of HR. This all changed about two years ago. As is the case with many things, this was the result of a screw-up on my part. Some would call it a failure, but you know
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At the risk of sounding like some sort of motivational speaker, here’s what I believe to be true: failure is a choice. Well, at least my definition of failure is a choice. You can solve any problem by simply redefining your terms. Therefore, let me redefine, or perhaps refine
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One of the common reasons for people to disengage at work is not feeling appreciated. People phrase this problem in various ways: not feeling seen, not feeling valued, not feeling rewarded. These subtle differences in phrasing can lead to jumping to different types of solutions. Language is a magical thing.
Let me try to set this up with a few headlines from the last year or so: * Buckle Up for Another Facebook Election [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/technology/facebook-election.html] * Twitter’s Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump [https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/suspension] * Facebook
