Strong Opinions, Revisited
A better way of sharing and collaborating on new ideas When I launched my first blog over a decade ago, I was struggling for a name. I was in the midst … Continue reading Strong Opinions, Revisited
Author: DEVBIZOPS
Connecting developers and operations for business results
Gratitude and Reflections on 2019
A year of change and the start of a new venture A good friend of mine recently asked upon hearing of my impending career change what I planned to do next. … Continue reading Gratitude and Reflections on 2019
OK Boomer Organization
How enterprises misfire in aligning talent to work It was the shot heard around the world. Or rather, the putdown heard loud and clear from New Zealand. When Chloe Swarbrick uttered … Continue reading OK Boomer Organization
Creating the Safety to Fail
In order to win, management first needs to accept failure Over the weekend I watched the Ford v Ferrari, a movie about the events surrounding the Ford Motor Company’s battle to … Continue reading Creating the Safety to Fail
Failure to Communicate
Transformation requires changing how teams are structured In 1960, the US was woefully behind the Soviet Union in the space race. The Mercury Redstone Launch Vehicle was NASA’s bid to … Continue reading Failure to Communicate
The Management Conundrum
Why companies get stuck in business as usual management My fondest times from childhood were playing with Legos. While I had some of the early City and Space sets, I … Continue reading The Management Conundrum
Modern View on Architecting Teams
What matters in building high performing engineering teams Sometimes going down the Internet rabbit hole is not a waste of time. Sometimes it is a marvelous revelation as I discovered … Continue reading Modern View on Architecting Teams
Developer Culture in Vietnam
A story of exponential growth in the developer community My earliest memories of noodle soup were those horrible canned ones my mother would serve when she was too tired to … Continue reading Developer Culture in Vietnam
The OG of Agile
History shows how best to manage high performing teams The term A-players is a way to describe high performers that are smart, take action, adjust quickly, and get things done. … Continue reading The OG of Agile
Hiring the Outliers
Building innovation teams requires a different breed The very balance of air superiority during World War II was at risk of being upended. Germany was close to launching the world’s … Continue reading Hiring the Outliers
Connecting the Dots
Why innovation struggles to make the leap in enterprises I am a big fan of podcasts. For someone that is on the go most of the time, being able to … Continue reading Connecting the Dots
Making Remote Work Succeed
How are you preparing for the future of work? A few weeks ago Automattic, the company behind WordPress, announced a huge fund raise. Salesforce put $300 million into Automattic, taking their … Continue reading Making Remote Work Succeed
