Teams & Culture —2 min read
Team rules

Is your team closer to the few-rules/high-context, or the many-rules/low-context end of the spectrum?

Learning —4 min read
My Top Reads of 2022

Five books I recommend for followers of mine

Teams & Culture —3 min read
What to do when you disagree with management

The four options when required to do something you don't believe in.

Teams & Culture —36 min listen
Adventures in DevOps 139: How To Get My Way

We tackle different strategies for communicating ideas and “How to get your way”.

Teams & Culture —2 min read
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.

Hiring —2 min read
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.

Teams & Culture —1 min read
Seriousness vs Playfulness

What is the connection between playfulness and good engineering?

Teams & Culture —2 min read
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.

Teams & Culture —19 min listen
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.

Teams & Culture —1 min read
What causes bugs?

What behaviors, structures, or cultural traits lead to bugs?

Teams & Culture —1 min read
No running!

By calling iterations "Sprints", Scrum implies a need for constant running. Don't be fooled.