What’s wrong with complexity?
Technologists love intricate mechanisms. That’s why many of us, as kids, took things apart, and some of us even put […]
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Leadership
Software development – not by PERT alone
I have great respect for software developers. Because software is abstract, invisible and runs at extreme speeds, the people who
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Motivating (and not de-motivating) Programmers
One of the great “aha”s for me as a manager was realizing that motivating people – and not de-motivating them
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The Power of Positive Comments
(This article is part of a series originally published in Japan by ALC Press English Journal, and is written in
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Communicating with More Experienced Team Members
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One of the Few Women at Work
(This article is part of a series originally published in Japan by ALC Press English Journal, and is written in
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Too Much Work!
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How to Be a Successful New Leader
(This article is part of a series originally published in Japan by ALC Press English Journal, and is written in
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The Death March trap
I hope you are enjoying a great holiday season. The last quarter of this year has been slightly insane for
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Could we make managing programmers a little easier?
Programming managers have typically had years of training in programming… And no training in management. I’ve been taking a fascinating
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Orchestrating Software Development
For years, I’ve been pointing development and project managers to the full-length documentary, Tom Dowd & the Language of Music.
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