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communication paths restrict the solution devised
Couple items that stood out to me today from Team Topologies, chapter 2: Communication paths (along formal reporting lines or not) within an organization effectively restrict the kinds of solutions that the organization can devise. This was an interesting chapter. When I think about lines of communication between engineering teams that I work with currently,…
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A Discourse on No
I’m a member of a few Project Manager-ish type groups on LinkedIN. Recently, there was a big discussion about how to say No to a client. Some of my favorite answers from the discussion: Just Don’t Say No Use data and options to deliver the message instead of outright No to the receiver. Threaten With…
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We can’t all possibly be the expert, all the time.
This video has been making the rounds via social media: It’s painful and hilarious at the same time. The thought that niggles at the back of my brain is how everyone identifies with the expert – and we can’t all possibly be the expert. Surely, there are times that we play each role in this…