(A light week because of the holidays) Career So you want to be a COO (via Software Lead Weekly) The piece is a bit biased by the author’s industry experience, but there are still traits and skills that are highlighted…
Year in Review: 2020
I continue to be amazed by how much I accomplish personally and professionally each year. Some highs: Participated in a leadership workshop “The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team.” Learned a great deal by living the growth mindset and staying…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 52
Agile So What Does an Agile Coach Actually Do (via Marten den Haring) “…Agile Coaching is an approach towards fostering an organisational shift to improve the work, behaviours, and outcomes in the context of the development of solutions/products; it is…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 51
Business The Cost of a Feature (via Software Lead Weekly) I understand the value of this checklist; however, I wonder how many companies have the luxury of computing all of these things with any degree of accuracy. Additionally, many of…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 50
Agile The Right Way to Think about Cost Savings in Agile (via Leading Agile) Some companies think that bringing in Agile (e.g., Scrum) lets them fire their architects and middle managers to save money. If you have a ball of…
A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms – Part 5
This week we covered chapters 9, 10, and 11 of A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms, 2nd ed. by Jay Wengrow (link). I’ve been coding along in Python on my Github. The topics discussed: Stacks Queues Recursion Crafting…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 49
Business 3 Mistakes That Stymie Corporate Purpose Initiatives (via Harvard Business Review) A lack of clear metrics Failure to infuse purpose into the sales function Missing the opportunity to activate purpose in your employees Leadership How to Develop Your Leadership…
A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms – Part 4
This week we covered chapters 7 and 8 of A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms, 2nd ed. by Jay Wengrow (link). I’ve been coding along in Python on my Github. The topics discussed: Big O in everyday code…
Professional Development – 2020 – Week 48
Agile Summary: Agile for Non-Software Teams With parts of the product “factory” at my company more or less stable, I’ve started to explore other work streams — namely marketing, sales, and IT — that could benefit from Agile principles. It…
Summary: Agile for Non-Software Teams
I learned about this book from an Agile Amped podcast by the author. Given my role as an Agile subject matter expert at Lirio, reading this book is part of my self-guided professional development. The timing was excellent given in…