3 items tagged “rands”
2019
The Blue Tape List (via) I’ve often thought there’s something magical about your first month at a new job—you can meet anyone and ask any question, taking advantage of your “newbie” status. I like this suggestion by Michael Lopp to encourage your new hires to take notes on things that they think are broken but reserve acting on them for long enough to gain fuller context of how the new organization works. # 10th December 2019, 6:09 pm
Let’s agree that no matter what we call the situation that the humans who are elsewhere are at a professional disadvantage. There is a communication, culture, and context tax applied to the folks who are distributed. Your job as a leader to actively invest in reducing that tax.
— Michael Lopp # 3rd December 2019, 1:34 pm
2007
A meeting must fight to exist. It must defend its existence to its attendees who should constantly be asking “Why are we here?”
— Rands # 31st August 2007, 5:50 pm