If you don’t read Whitney Johnson’s Disrupt Yourself newsletter you’re missing a gem. This from last month’s issue caught my eye: “After taking over as President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim asked former Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally for … [Read more...] about Your face isn’t yours anymore
Learning to thrive in Byzantium
It’s the end of June, so this is the last post of Debugging Teams month on poseyblog! Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman’s great book has so much to offer engineers and other creators on the importance of communication and … [Read more...] about Learning to thrive in Byzantium
A leader, not a manager
June is Debugging Teams month on poseyblog! Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman have great advice for leaders in their wonderful book on the importance of communication and collaboration. They address the dangerous “anti-patterns” that can … [Read more...] about A leader, not a manager
Creating a culture
June is Debugging Teams month on poseyblog. In this great book written to help engineers and other creators build soft skills, Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman spend a lot of time on creating and maintaining a culture. Fitz and Ben say, … [Read more...] about Creating a culture
Mission statements really can drive efficiency
June is Debugging Teams month on poseyblog. Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman’s great book on the importance of communication and collaboration is a great read not just for engineers but for anyone who makes things with other people. Fitz … [Read more...] about Mission statements really can drive efficiency
Read Debugging Teams!
My new favorite book is Debugging Teams by Brian Fitzpatrick and Ben Collins-Sussman, two engineers who are deeply converted to the importance of communication and collaboration. Here’s their opening epigram, from Bill Coughran: “Engineering is easy. … [Read more...] about Read Debugging Teams!
Be a human.
You are a person who is motivated by strong core values. You are a person who’s so deeply interested in something that you’ve immersed yourself in it for years. You are a person who’s been through triumphs and mistakes like everyone else who’s alive. … [Read more...] about Be a human.
Get narrow!
“Focusing exclusively on what is in our power magnifies and enhances our power,” says Ryan Holiday in The Obstacle is the Way. This is great advice in times of real difficulty. It’s also great advice just for planning your business, your life, … [Read more...] about Get narrow!
What to do when things get sticky
Sometimes, even if you’re a lovely person, even if you have best of intentions, things go awry. Communicating helps you create great things. But when communication breaks down, the way out can seem impossible to find. Kerry Patterson, Joseph … [Read more...] about What to do when things get sticky
The ‘Seven Habits’ approach to delegation
You know that whatever your professional goals, you can’t achieve them alone. You need a team. The definition of ‘scalable’ in a human is the ability to successfully find, delegate to and manage great teams. Here’s Stephen Covey’s exceptionally … [Read more...] about The ‘Seven Habits’ approach to delegation
