by David VanEpps | Blog, Custom blog design applied, Executive Leadership, The Engineer, The Enterprise
“Our executives have made a decision, and we are insourcing all core business functions. As such, your services will no longer be needed as of 90 days from today.” We were shocked to hear this. We had 18 people working on this account, all of whom would no...
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, 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 | The Dev Team, The Engineer, The Enterprise
YOU MUST HAVE CONVICTION. THE FIRST SALE IS TO YOURSELF. “The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay.” — HENRY FORD Leadership is the number one factor in organizational and team productivity. In...
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...
