people management

Managers must be the sharp tool, not the dull one. Avoid micromanaging unless you offer unique expertise or can expedite critical tasks. Follow the "accordion approach": help only when needed, and pull back when the team is competent.

An IT manager's "chess" metaphor contrasts HR's "checker" mindset: HR seeks homogenous staff, but IT needs diverse specialists. This mismatch creates challenges in hiring, promoting, and compensating IT professionals, often leading to talent loss.

What are the attributes of an effective team?  Can you build or grow one?  What would success look like?

Many organizations struggle with inconsistent work management, hurting product development. Leaders must recognize this, invest in improvement, and adopt a coherent model to boost results.

A knowledge management structure to promote the free flow of information among employees is essential as it ensures each employee has access to the necessary information available in the organization.

Life lessons can be found everywhere if you look for them.

When organizations want to step up their project management game and implement more rigorous project management practices, there is always fear that the administrative overhead will exceed the value gained.

Some tolerate multi-tasking better than others. Beyond tolerance and even the ability of some people to switch contexts more efficiently than others is an effect of multi-tasking that most of us have experienced but rarely discuss.