Team rules
Is your team closer to the few-rules/high-context, or the many-rules/low-context end of the spectrum?
What to do when you disagree with management
The four options when required to do something you don't believe in.
Adventures in DevOps 139: How To Get My Way
We tackle different strategies for communicating ideas and “How to get your way”.
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Your ball team doesn't do 360 reviews
If your team is surprised by their 360 review, this should be seen as a big problem.
Bloated headcount isn't just a Big Tech problem
Musk thought Twitter was bloated with engineers. I expect he's right, because most companies are.
I don't want to know whose fault it is
"Don't you want to know who caused the failure?" No. No, I don't.
What can big companies learn from small ones?
I answer what big companies can learn from small ones, and other DevOps questions in this interview.
No running!
By calling iterations "Sprints", Scrum implies a need for constant running. Don't be fooled.