Author: Steve

  • Constant reminder to be agile

    Constant reminder to be agile

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    A lot has already been said about “Doing Agile versus Being Agile” so there’s no need to keep repeating – or is there? Constantly repeating something to teams doesn’t usually make you very popular! But there can be a need to give regular reminders in areas that are important. How we work and the culture…

  • Can anyone be a leader?

    Can anyone be a leader?

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    It doesn’t take long before I come across another Manager vs Leader blog. I actually enjoy reading them, other people’s experiences can help me challenge myself. Being a manager isn’t easy, but then there seems to be a different mindset to being a leader! It is a personal decision what we want to make out…

  • Is Git moving you away from Continuous Delivery?

    Is Git moving you away from Continuous Delivery?

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    I like Continuous Delivery (CD), as I’ve said before I believe it is the only way for organisations to keep up with their competitors, or ideally stay ahead of them! The rapidly changing world hasn’t got time to wait for updates; people want quality updates regularly. Gone are the days of 10 years ago where…

  • Which area do you need to improve?

    Which area do you need to improve?

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    We’re all trying to improve ourselves…right? Our grand plans that the beginning of the year may already be a distant memory, but there is always time to re-focus and improve one or more areas. Harvard Business Review wrote – The 8 Self-Assessments You Need to Improve at Work This Year – that covers all different…

  • Perfection is elusive

    Perfection is elusive

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    I do see myself as a perfectionist, I’ve always seen that as a good thing. Constantly having targets that I work hard at hitting in both personal and work life, but I’ve never believed I can be truly perfect because there’s always the next thing to improve. So this makes me wonder if a hardened…

  • Where to start with goal setting

    Where to start with goal setting

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    Settings goals for the year always seems like a painful experience! “How do I know what I’ll be doing in 6 months time!!” “What’s the point…I have work I need to get on with…writing this pointless list is distracting me!” And that’s usually myself! Only kidding…but I did think like that and I know many…

  • Meetings – can you relate to this video?

    Meetings – can you relate to this video?

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    Meetings, meetings, meetings! The word alone can be enough to give you nightmares! They take over our days and the majority prevent us from getting on with real work. This is why I found the video below quite amusing…I can relate to most of this! Watch at: Every meeting you’ve ever been to (in two…

  • Setting the right focus for 2016

    Setting the right focus for 2016

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    It’s that time of year when keep-fit DVDs and weight-loss programs are everywhere we look! There is no hiding from adverts showing us how we can have a healthier lifestyle. It has been many years since I’ve made a New Year’s resolution, I cannot remember how I got on; probably not too successfully! I think…

  • Tech related images from 2015

    Tech related images from 2015

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    Here are a few tech related images I found amusing this year. (I’ve linked to my source but that may not be the original source) Technical Debt in one image (source) No time for big refactoring (source) User Experience vs Design (source) Evolution of the work space! (source) https://stevesitton.com/wp-content/uploads/images/tech_2015/evolution_of_the_work_space.mp4 Agile Surgery (source) Every software project…