Short-form insights you can read in under 5 minutes.
“For the past 8 years, we’ve built a global community working towards Black liberation and freedom — and still, our movement of promise is not done with the work yet. We’re not even close.” blacklivesmatter.com https://buff.ly/2VGEPcN
So great to see Justin Schulz and Sandi Metz on the same panel!
Engineering isn’t the answer but, damn, is it hopeful to hear these engineers talk about what they are doing to help. https://buff.ly/3xzOv6S
A values aligned client acknowledges and engages with communities potentially harmed by their actions https://buff.ly/3dtHmNs
A concise description of ethical decision making starting with the question, “Could this decision or situation be damaging to someone or to some group?” https://buff.ly/33VZcBV from Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Do what you say and say what you mean https://buff.ly/2V3tW4t
20 years ago, I started learning Agile principles out of a near desperate desire to deliver real value to people. Now I want help linking business strategy to social impact out of a near desperate desire to foster more good then harm in the world.
At Stride, we’ve empowered our teams to determine when and how often they will get together in person. In terms of my other work relationships, it looks like the push for IRL begins in September. Given the history of fall/winter pandemic surges, I wonder how that will play out?
A hard learned lesson. Before adding another channel/mode of communication, ask what people are taking in from the channels you have. Ask what is and is not working. You’ll be surprised by what you learn. It will lead to some of the most useful, constructive feedback.
I now spend most of my day talking to people. I enjoy almost every conversation. I feel my work has meaning. And yet, I almost always feel anxiety bordering on dread before and tired after. Who invented introversion?
We are qualifying sales leads based on company values and ethical commitments – talking to prospects about societal impact and sometimes walking away. I’d love to learn what people are doing to honor values in their revenue earning activities
My job description as CEO is the first four words of our company’s purpose, “to unlock human potential by engineering better systems.”