Introduction This post is the fiftieth part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page. This post is about credibility. The Internal List I believe everyone has an Internal List of Acceptable Actions (ILAA). I read this in a book about Values-Based Leadership – it may ...

Introduction This post is the forty-ninth part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page. This post is about dashboards. Dashboards are where data meets decision-makers. The field of data visualization is about this intersection of information and actors. ...

Introduction This post is the forty-eighth part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page. This post is about Performance-Based Management (PBM). Almost… In Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis refutes an argument with the following statement: It has every amiable ...

I read the PASS Officer Election announcement from June 15th with a bit of trepidation.  There was something about the announcement which made me uncomfortable, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. As a bit of background, the PASS ''officers'' are also known as the Executive Committee (ExeCo), as described in the PASS Bylaws in ...

Introduction This post is the forty-fourth part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page. This post is about responding to outrageous opposition. Opposition Happens As I stated in Love Your Enemies, opposition is a clue. Does that mean all opposition is good or can ...

Introduction This post is the forty-second part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page. This post is about the removing obstacles to performance (in people). People Are Good I believe people want to perform well – in life, on the job, in business and personal ...

Introduction In November 2010 I wrote in The PASS Board Election Review Committee: I would like to see the PASS Board Elections process and procedures reflect trust in and respect for the community. In June 2011, PASS published the PASS ERC Recommendations document and a link to the document can be found here. Good Work I know the members ...

Introduction This post is the thirty-eighth part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series can be found on the series landing page. This post is about serving others. Chief Servant Officer My next job title is going to be CSO (Chief Servant Officer). I’m going to serve the people I lead, the people who ...

Introduction I saw a recent post on Thomas LaRock’s blog (Blog | @SQLRockStar | SQLPeople) about The Mentoring Experiment. The Experiment The Mentoring Experiment is a(nother) brain-child of Steve Jones (Blog | @way0utwest) and Andy Warren (Blog | @sqlAndy | SQLPeople). As with their previous endeavors, this new venture is profound ...

This post is cross-posted at the new SQLPeople Wordpress blog (in beta as I type this). Introduction I debated including this post on elegant events in my series about managing technical teams and the software business. I find a lot of what I've learned in the community maps into both that series and good management practices (the opposite of ...