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Leadership Bytes for Coders Goodbye bug squashing, hello people problems! Your guide to navigating the tech-to-leadership transition. Rapturing the Fiddly Bits: Surviving Software Development Leadership in the Face of the Eclipse Created on 2024-04-08 16:43 Published on 2024-04-08 16:53 The day of reckoning is upon us! Well, the solar eclipse, at least. Some folks call…
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Stop Saying Yes: The Power of “No” in Software Development Created on 2024-02-06 19:07 Published on 2024-02-06 19:10 Are you a software developer who works for NIKE? Then stop “Just doing it.” In the fast-paced world of software development, saying “yes” can feel like the default response. End users request features, stakeholders demand updates, and…
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Resourcing in a Vacuum: A Software Development Leader’s Guide to Sustainable Team Building Created on 2024-03-13 15:03 Published on 2024-03-13 15:09 As a software development leader, the responsibility of managing resources is a constant balancing act. On one hand, you understand the vital link between having a strong, skilled team and achieving your project goals.…
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Revenge of the Code Gremlins Created on 2024-02-14 19:28 Published on 2024-02-14 19:41 The year was 2005. I should have been at the movies watching Star Wars Episode III (Revenge of the Sith), but alas, I wasn’t. Instead, I was tucked away in a Tokyo server farm, chasing ghosts… code gremlins to be precise. We’d…
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The Robot Revolution That Never Came: Why Panicking About AI is a Fool’s Errand Created on 2024-01-30 17:49 Published on 2024-01-30 17:54 Remember the 1980s, when Terminator memes haunted our screens, and every sci-fi flick promised a dystopia run by rogue robots? The fear was palpable: machines would rise, steal our jobs, and leave us…
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Leadership Bytes for Coders Goodbye bug squashing, hello people problems! Your guide to navigating the tech-to-leadership transition. Sanity in the Eye of the Storm: A Guide to Development Management for the Cosmically Challenged Created on 2024-03-29 14:32 Published on 2024-03-29 14:57 WARNING: I hope exposing these secret management rituals won’t get me killed. The air…
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Leadership Bytes for Coders Goodbye bug squashing, hello people problems! Your guide to navigating the tech-to-leadership transition. Scale-fare for Software Development Leaders Created on 2024-04-24 16:28 Published on 2024-04-24 16:50 There I was, stuck between a rock and a hard place – literally (somewhere on the southern border of Turkey). A major deployment for the…
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Leadership Bytes for Coders Goodbye bug squashing, hello people problems! Your guide to navigating the tech-to-leadership transition. Six Sigma Meets AI: Drinking the Ocean with a Teaspoon Created on 2024-10-25 18:04 Published on 2024-10-25 18:11 Ever think about airplanes? Speed, in-flight entertainment, that mild panic while clear air turbulence jostles you awake from your nap……
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Leadership Bytes for Coders Goodbye bug squashing, hello people problems! Your guide to navigating the tech-to-leadership transition. Squeaky Wheels Get the Promotion Created on 2024-08-02 13:22 Published on 2024-08-02 13:38 TLDR: You’ve got to continuously advocate for yourself and your team because if you don’t, someone else will come along and steal your thunder (and…
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Stop Hiding Your Light: Why Tooting Your Team’s Horn Is Key to Your Own Success Created on 2024-03-06 16:42 Published on 2024-03-06 16:50 Remember those days as a software developer? The humblebrag was a dangerous game (better performers getting more work and less pay). You’d spend months crafting a masterpiece of code, only to be…