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...
by Alan Willett | The Dev Team
“It is no use saying “we are doing our best.” You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.” — Winston Churchill In my consulting, I have seen some organizations working long hours but not achieving the organizational mission. In their minds, they are giving...
