Tag: career

  • Use Research Time To Improve Your Team

    Use Research Time To Improve Your Team

    The schedule of every IT team I have worked with is full.  There is always a steady stream of tasks to be done and technical debt to address.  This makes it easy for a manager or team lead to keep the whole team working at 100% (or more) day in…

  • Catching Up On Documentation and Overdue Tasks During a Lull

    Catching Up On Documentation and Overdue Tasks During a Lull

    Summer can be a frustrating time.  Much like the end of the year, there are a lot of vacations to work around, and your team varies from week to week.  That makes this an excellent time to take your vacation as well.  However, when you find yourself at work with…

  • Scaling Effectiveness – From Individual To Team

    Scaling Effectiveness – From Individual To Team

    Whether you are an employee, entrepreneur, contractor, or other, there comes the point where you need to scale your abilities.  We can only do so much on our own.  Thus, the need for extending effectiveness arises as soon as we try to do anything of substance.  The trick is in…