Take Extreme Measures to Bring In Fresh PerspectivesFresh perspectives bring in newer ideas, provide room for growth, help solve exiting issues, and often break long built monotony and boredom in almost all disciplines. Rajini Padmanaban details the extreme measures being taken by two companies—Moz and SEER Interactive—to bring in new perspectives.
Inertia Is Bad: How to Generate Momentum in Your Agile ProgramIn a large agile project or program, you know how hard it can be to keep things moving. To prevent inertia from slowing an agile program, there's one simple objective you can assign everyone at the start of an iteration to help the team build momentum. Read on for great advice from Johanna Rothman.
How and When to Give FeedbackWithout feedback, it's hard for anyone to know where he stands, what he's doing well, and what he could be doing better. But a lot more goes into giving feedback than simply telling someone how you feel. Learn how to get your message across without mixed signals.
Should the CIO Know How to Code?The issue isn’t whether CIOs should actually do the coding but whether they should know enough to understand IT complexities and to represent IT to customers. With more senior IT leaders coming from other departments, it isn’t a trivial question. This story looks at both sides of the matter.
How to Be an Effective Team Player at WorkIf you really want to be an effective team player, you have to be willing to consider ideas from others without debating, arguing, or nitpicking every point. This means you need the discipline to listen first and speak second. Read on for more useful ideas on how to contribute to your team at work.
What Does "Real" Passion Look Like in Software Development?Passion is one of the most widely claimed and required traits for testers and developers alike—but what does "real" passion look like? What are those who are truly passionate doing with their dedication to their trade? Some keep it to themselves, while others use it to the benefit of all.
How to Hire (and Retain) Talent for the Long TermIt can be difficult to find and then hire the top talent, but it can be even harder to keep that talent from growing dissatisfied and looking for employment somewhere else down the road. Anurag Sharma looks at Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and applies it to the workplace to solve this problem.
Performance Appraisal Systems Are Perceived as UnfairOne of the most common complaints employees have regarding performance appraisal systems is the perception of fairness. Anuj Magazine looks at how that perception can influence one of the basic human needs for employees—getting acknowledged for effort from other human beings.
