
Work execution vs. workflow
Knowledge work is the combination of work execution and workflow. Execution usually gets the attention in IT.

When waterfall isn't waterfall
Frequently, when I hear someone defending "waterfall", and dig deeper they're actually talking about small-a agile.
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Adventures in DevOps 139: How To Get My Way
We tackle different strategies for communicating ideas and “How to get your way”.

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.

What are good KPIs for a dev team?
So some of the bad KPIs, like lines of code, are easy to detect. But how do we choose a good KPI?
Tiny DevOps episode #48 Oshri Cohen — What kind of CTO do you need?
Oshri Cohen is a fractional CTO with a diverse background, currently working with four companies. He joins me on the show to cut through some of the confusion surrounding the Chief Technical Officer role.

So when SHOULD you hire?
Only hire after identifying your constraints, and determining that a new person is the likely solution.

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.