Author: Steve
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The results will take care of themselves
TL;DR – Bill Walsh, an ex-NFL coach, had a leadership approach that transformed the success of the San Francisco 49ers. His ‘Standard of Performance’ covers a wide range of leadership traits that apply across industries. Each point offers learning relevant to leading tech teams today. There’s no hiding from the fact that results are important.…
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Organize your new hire onboarding tasks
Setting a good impression for new hires is important, we also want to show that we’re organized and prepared as a new person starts their journey with us. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case, with our busy days it’s not easy to pass on information in a structured way. At times I’ve forgotten to share…
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You don’t mistakenly become great
I don’t follow the NBA much but came across this short video from an interview with Draymond Green from Golden State Warriors that impressed me… To quote one part: You don’t just mistakenly become great at something. You probably at one time believed that you can be great at that and then you worked to…
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Welcome problems with open arms
It’s Monday morning on your way into work, the weekend now over as you look at the day and week head. Do you hope that everything goes smoothly? No production incidents. Deployments run smoothly. Teams working well together steadily delivering features. We like an easy life, but does it really help us? Think of times…
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Write a blog as though you were presenting at a conference
Does writing come naturally for you? For me it doesn’t, I keep at it because I find it’s a good way to develop ideas and share information. One thing that has helped me is the mindset I take while writing, that is pretending I’m presenting this blog to a room full of people at a…
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Culture needs a foundation to build on
We talk about culture a lot, in books, talks, meetings, it’s a major focus area for companies. We start initiatives to build our culture but, at the same time, we want to let the culture grow organically through the people. For this to happen there has to be a solid foundation for the people to…
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Recommended Reading – December 2018
I’ve posted the recommended reading blogs for one year now. It was a little experiment and I’ve enjoyed putting my thoughts to a few blogs but this will be my last for now. Here are posts from December that I recommend: The Best Leaders Are Helpful Being helpful to teams can be an overlooked priority…
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Don’t be fooled, leadership is not about being in front
If you regularly read books or blogs on leadership then you’re never far away from leadership quotes or graphics. They can be a powerful way to get a good point across and give useful reminders, however, they can also fool us into leading a certain way! Here are a few quotes: Leadership means running fast…
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Recommended Reading – November 2018
Here are a few blogs I recommend reading from this month… The Ultimate Workplace Praise Guide: How to be More Positive at Work and Give More Praise to Your Team “Positivity is a choice.” If a manager is always complaining and downbeat how do you think the team will feel? How a manager acts reflects…