The good, the bad, and the ugly feature work
Aug 1st, 2019 by Eric
What's wrong with designating feature work as good, bad, and ugly? How should you categorize feature work and why?
Being responsible
Jun 1st, 2019 by Eric
How do you convince management you're ready for a promotion? What are two common ways to demonstrate confidence?
When to ask for help
May 1st, 2019 by Eric
How long should you be stuck before asking for help? Who should you ask?
Work politics with integrity
Apr 1st, 2019 by Eric
Why is workplace politics unavoidable? How do you participate in politics without compromising your integrity?
Bring out your dead: Postmortems
Mar 1st, 2019 by Eric
Why do multi-team postmortems often devolve into blame games and inaction? How do you run a 90-minute postmortem in which every person and topic is heard, and owners are assigned to improvements?
Confusing promotions with rewards
Feb 1st, 2019 by Eric
When and why do people actually get promoted? What is a business need?
It’s business time
Nov 15th, 2018 by Eric
How do business considerations impact your group? Is your group delivering enough value to offset its incurred costs?
Are we functional (part deux)?
Nov 15th, 2018 by Eric
What's happened since the Windows division switched to a functional org structure? How many different group managers do we need?
This is the War Room
Nov 14th, 2018 by Eric
Why are war rooms needed? What are the mechanics of running war room?
You don’t need a publicist
Nov 14th, 2018 by Eric
Why doesn't your work speak for itself? How do you become more visible without grandstanding or appearing desperate?
