Teach people how to do quality work
Quality over quantity all the time in software. The tortoise beats the hare in the famous race. Zooming ahead and then going back to fix… Read More »Teach people how to do quality work
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April 2025
Doing beats reading
Praxis over theory any day. You don’t expect someone to learn to play piano perfectly if they only read about playing the piano. They need… Read More »Doing beats reading
Adjusting student teams
Moving new people onto teams needs patience. Two people mentioned something the other day, which made me realise I’d not mentioned adjusting student teams. It… Read More »Adjusting student teams
Teaching team collaboration is challenging
Teaching people that team wins are individual wins is hard. Many kids in the UK grow up belonging to a ‘house’ at their high school.… Read More »Teaching team collaboration is challenging
People are humans. They are not resources.
The other day I surprised myself in a meeting. I had thought I’d found a way to deal with language in a meeting, but suddenly… Read More »People are humans. They are not resources.