by Alan Willett | Quality Control, The Dev Team
Immutable Law Of Speed #4:The Higher the Cost of Rework, the Slower You are Going.— From Alan Willett’s Book, Lead With Speed This old picture I found well represents what I am talking about today. That broken axel has disrupted everyone’s workday. This disruption...
by Alan Willett | The Dev Team, The Enterprise
“When sparks fly, some truly great ideas come to light.” — David Heinemeier Hansson Even on the small screen of the video conference, the body language was clear. The teammates were about to engage in an argument based on some firmly held beliefs. The sparks were...
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 | The Dev Team, The Engineer
“It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive.” — Bruce Springsteen, Badlands This Thursday in the United States is our Thanksgiving holiday. This holiday means many things for many people. For me, this is a week of conscious gratitude. Today, I want to thank the...
by Alan Willett | Quality Control, The Dev Team, The Engineer
INSTEAD, KNOW IT WILL WORK “Give them quality. That’s the best kind of advertising.” — Milton Hershey Everyone in the NASA mission control live feed was in varying states of despair. I vividly remember watching this with the same feeling of worry myself. One of the...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, The Dev Team
THEY KNOW MORE, CARE MORE, DO MORE THAN YOU “The success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people.“ — John C. Maxwell “How do I know if the team has taken ownership of the challenge they have been given?” When I have been asked...
