People and Teams
People and Teams
People and Teams Stories
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DevOps Survey Details Development’s Fastest Growing Trend It seems like only yesterday we were poring over the 2013 State of Agile report, and now it's time for DevOps turn in the sun. We take a close look at why DevOps has become the next big thing and speculate on why it's being adopted at some of the hottest companies. |
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Do You Have the Soft Skills You Need to Succeed?Whether you choose to follow a technical, business, or management path, it pays to develop your soft skills. Soft skills—facilitation, presentation, interviewing, negotiating, influencing, and persuasion—can help experienced professionals advance. Do you have the skills you need? | 
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Are You a Workaholic?If you work long hours, take work home with you, and think constantly about work, does that make you a workaholic? Not necessarily. Here are some ways to tell if you’re a workaholic, and if you are, how to break away from this syndrome—or not fall into it in the first place. |
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The Increasing Need to Go Global to Source TalentWhile the unemployment rate has shown little net movement in the past few months, the software development world continues to bring in a positive outlook globally with its ongoing hunt for talent. Rajini Padmanaban looks at the hiring and expansion strategies used by companies today. | 
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Dealing with Stress at WorkAre you among the many who are finding the workplace mighty stressful? While percentages vary from one study to another, it’s clear that an awful lot of people feel stressed at work. Naomi Karten writes how to identify the factors causing stress at work and how to deal with them. |
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Everyday Rituals Can Bring Creativity and ProductivityIn our neverending quest for innovation when developing technology, we often overlook the launch pad that everyday rituals provide. Rituals get an underserved bad rap. Consider that it’s not a bad thing when you make a habit of whatever ritual prompts your creativity—and productivity. | 
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What to Say (or Not Say) When Presenting to a Foreign AudienceNaomi Karten gives us the rundown on how to give a presentation to a foreign audience. When the native language of the audience differs from yours, the idioms and colloquialisms in your presentation may not be understood, so it’s important to avoid such speech patterns. |
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Measuring Development Time: Not the Best Way to Spend Your TimeManagers and project managers are often obsessed with measuring the time it takes to do a task. Time is useful to consider, but measuring time doesn’t always give us the information we really want or need. It's true that work takes time, but it's more valuable to measure results and value delivered. | 
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