Culture
Shields Down 4 minutes read.
Michael Lopp (rands) talks about that moment, where your teammates drop down their shields and starting to be available for new opportunities. It's a good reminder for us all, to make sure we don't take others for granted. We need to keep pushing them forward by praising them just as we are trying to provide constructive feedback to help them grow. Keep it in mind for your next 1:1.
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Please Don’t Endorse Me for Scrum 3 minutes read.
As someone who practiced (variation of) Scrum for 4 years, I can relate to Ido Ish-Hurwitz's sentiment: "The problem is Scrum makes teams spend way too much time and energy on process rather than innovating, focusing on technology, product and customers, and basically getting things done. This translates to reduced productivity and no fun." -- That being said, the problem is we often develop allergic to specific words as we see others abuse the process. I would suggest to practice a few processes, and figure out what works best for your company, your team and yourself. After all, trusting your instincts implies you have some relevant experience.
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Etsy CTO Q&A: We Need Software Engineers, Not Developers 7 minutes read.
"Engineering, as a discipline and as an activity, is multi-disciplinary. It’s just messy. And that’s actually the best part of engineering. It’s not about everyone knowing everything. It’s about paying attention to the shared, mutual understanding. " -- great interview with John Allspaw, Etsy's CTO. His thoughts, insights and the way he manages to capture and communicate them always inspire me to look inside into my own core values.
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