by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Dev Team, The Engineer
Pat, a director of a team of software developers, cried out with dismay. “What do you mean that technical debt is strangling me more than I know?” Pat had already laid out all the reasons technical debt was a bane to the entire organization’s existence. Here is Pat’s...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Dev Team, The Enterprise
“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” Oprah Winfrey Recently, I witnessed two different ways to handle the same challenge. I attended two meetings. The goal of each meeting was to choose a way forward that would affect many...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership
“Outer order contributes to inner calm.“ Gretchen Ruen We are almost two weeks into Spring in the northern hemisphere. For many, this is the traditional time for household spring cleaning. It is also a good idea to periodically clean up your leadership toolkit. Here...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Engineer, The Enterprise
“This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive.” ALICE WATERS I have observed many all-hands meetings. The mediocre sessions address a distracted audience. The worst ones have an...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Dev Team
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.“— John Quincy Adams I have recently been engaged in a discussion around an important question. “How do I know that my leadership is valuable? What are my measures of...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, Quality Control
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” — Stephen Covey Takeout nights had usually been a delight for us, but one night became quite stressful. After carefully placing the order for the six of us, I drove to town...
