How to Continue Loving (or at least liking) Your Job as WFH Continues

Sick of hearing about COVID? Yeah, me too. But unfortunately, it continues to consume our lives daily with increased cases and “doom and gloom” news articles. If you’re working from home now, chances are you will be for awhile. I talk to a number of team members, both those who love working from home (myselfContinue reading “How to Continue Loving (or at least liking) Your Job as WFH Continues”

Let Your Team Know It’s OK Not to be OK

Open up your go-to news site and you’ll see it. An outbreak that shows no signs of slowing down. Death tolls on the rise. Elected officials debating. Alcohol use up. Domestic violence increases. Children hungry because they’re not at school. Parents stressed because they’re trying to help teach their kids. Elderly dealing with loneliness inContinue reading “Let Your Team Know It’s OK Not to be OK”

Walk a Mile in Your Project Team's Shoes

Have you heard the statement “Walk a mile in your customer’s shoes?” The goal is to understand the customer’s experience. How were they treated? What obstacles did they face? Was there superior customer service? If I were a customer, would I come back after this experience? These questions, and more, will help you and yourContinue reading “Walk a Mile in Your Project Team's Shoes”

What To Do Before Assigning Team Members

“We need Todd on this project. He’s critical!” “What’s Todd’s role? What other roles do we need? Does Todd have the tools he needs?” “I don’t know, but Todd needs to be on this. He’s on all projects.” There was a couple problems with this conversation. First, Todd (who was a senior developer) was assignedContinue reading “What To Do Before Assigning Team Members”