Sooner or later the manager says: "We've got to ship this thing". And, whether it's a conscious decision or a consequence of the ensuing pressure, corners are cut; defects get introduced and quality drops. The response is habitual and simply makes the situation worse.Anxious people working alone introduce the most defects. Efficiency leads to...

Paraphrasing Michael Feathers:Leadership can be an individual act of play that facilitates good work.

Paraphrasing Michael Feathers:Leadership can be an individual act of play that facilitates good work.

Be remarkable. Be effective. Make a difference.Work with clients every day.Build relationships on trust and invest in them as friendships.Talk to people face-to-face with honesty and respect.Deliver the client's highest-value stuff first.Deliver working software every week.Keep the cost of change low.Create software iteratively. Make lots of...

Be remarkable. Be effective. Make a difference.Work with clients every day.Build relationships on trust and invest in them as friendships.Talk to people face-to-face with honesty and respect.Deliver the client's highest-value stuff first.Deliver working software every week.Keep the cost of change low.Create software iteratively. Make lots of...

If you're using avatars on planning boards, here's a great idea for the team to say kthxbai to someone who's leaving. It beats a boring leaving card signed by everyone in the office.Leaving CardOriginally uploaded by sjb140470

If you're using avatars on planning boards, here's a great idea for the team to say kthxbai to someone who's leaving. It beats a boring leaving card signed by everyone in the office.Leaving CardOriginally uploaded by sjb140470

Team MoOriginally uploaded by sjb140470

Team MoOriginally uploaded by sjb140470

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The big boys have arrivedOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Ready to installOriginally uploaded by sjb140470

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Energized Work is now based at 17 Macklin Street, Holborn, London, WC2B 5NQ.Macklin StreetOriginally uploaded by sjb140470End of streetOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Approach to officeOriginally uploaded by sjb140470The office buildingOriginally uploaded by sjb140470Front doorOriginally uploaded by sjb140470View Larger Map

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