Engineering Better Meetings

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Meetings have a bad reputation in the corporate world.  Everyone seems to have war stories of boring, wasteful, time-sucking meetings.  In my own experience, I would estimate that about one in fifteen meetings that I attend is “effective” in my own definition.  Alas, for my junior colleagues just entering the workforce, it is entirely possible … Read more

What, Me, Blog?

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If you have been reading this blog, you might notice that I sincerely try to post topics that I find substantive and meaningful.  I hope to keep it that way. In this post, I have a slight diversion to talk about “The Why.” Why am I spending my own valuable free time to write this?  … Read more

Navy SEALs and Software Leadership

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What can software people learn from Navy SEALs?  Plenty!  If there is any organization that knows something about unit integrity, teamwork and operational leadership, it is the Navy SEALs.  While I am not a SEAL, and I certainly would not claim their skills, I have applied some SEAL-inspired principles in the software domain. I’ve always … Read more