Friday, January 24, 2020

Brooks' Law

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Measuring a project solely by person-months makes little sense. If a project could be completed in one year by six people, does that mean t...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Keep The Office Quiet

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The most productive employees and companies have quiet and private offices. They have phones that can be silenced or diverted. They are insu...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

The Like Switch

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The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over by Jack Schafer My rating: 4 of 5 stars ...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

Carry The Water

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When your people are working long hours to get a software engineering job done, you should work the same hours. This sets the right examp...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Communication Skills Are Essential

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When recruiting personnel for your project, don't underestimate the importance of teamwork and communication. The best software archi...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Expect Excellence

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Your employees will do much better if you have high expectations of them. Studies by Warren Bennis prove conclusively that, the more you ...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Tehanu

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Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is an excellent "see the world through someone else's eyes" book....

Trust Your People

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In general, if you trust people, they will be trustworthy. If you treat people as if you don't trust them, they will give you reason ...
Monday, January 13, 2020

Listen To Your People

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The people who work for you must be trusted. If they're not trustworthy (or if you don't trust them), your project will fail. If ...
Friday, January 10, 2020

2020 Reading List

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I was continuously updating and referencing this list to guide my reading. Therefore, I decided it was more useful to make it a page instead...