And you are here why?

“ That won’t work because … ”  —  #CowboyDeveloper response to any new idea that he didn’t come up with Look at the way your interact with others on your team. 1. What happens when you don’t know something — do you ever google it first to make sure that it isn’t a “stupid” question? If the answer on StackOverflow doesn’t make sense to you, are you hesitant to bring this up? 2. What happens when you make a mistake — are you reluctant to admit it? Do you hope that it won’t be noticed, or — gods forbid — see if you can cover it up? 3. What happens when you have a suggestion — do you keep it to yourself? Are you worried about getting smacked down by the resident #TechBro? Each of the above situations involves  taking a risk , by opening yourself to possible embarrassment or worse. The worst part is that it is  so  easy for it to be “ Yes ”, and every single “ Yes ” is an immediate hit to productivity, as tasks take longer to complete, mistakes are hidden, ...

/via http://www.savagechickens.com/ Meetings suck, right? I mean, sitting in that room, while Bob (•) drones on and on and  on , and you wish you were somewhere else, anywhere else, maybe even judging the Fingernails On Chalkboard contest, and it’s been 30 minutes  and Bob is still going … It doesn’t have to be this way. More to the point, if  you  have any agency, you can make sure that it isn’t this way. Everyone Talks Look around the table, and pay attention to the distribution of the conversation. Check out who hogs the spotlight (Bob!), who rarely talks, and who has checked out. The key point here is that you want  everybody  to have a voice, to participate, to be part of the team. Give the quiet ones a voice, and make sure that the inveterate talkers, well,  don’t  (if necessary, have a word with them before the meeting). Your aim in all of this is to enable a free flow, to have  everyone  participate, be involved, par...

/via http://www.fau.edu/research/research-communications/index.php The means and lines of communications within organization have expanded by a ridiculous amount over the last couple of years. At the same time, so have issues associated with these forms of communications. For example, you’ve probably heard the following in some form or the other • “ I find Slack counter-productive ” • “ Hangouts are a waste of time ” • “ I prefer email to WhatsApp ” and so forth. The thing about the above is that each and every one of them is absolutely valid. For example • “ I find Slack counter-productive,  because the constant interruptions prevent me from getting into the groove ” • “ Hangouts are a waste of time,  because everybody here likes the sound of their own voice ” • “ I prefer email to WhatsApp,  because you can keep track of conversation threads ” Fair points right? Especially the one about distractions, right?After all, most of us have run into th...