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Making It Easier for Doug and Tony

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

When I was a child, one of my favorite TV shows was The Time Tunnel. The concept of being able to go back in time and try to fix the things that went wrong fascinated me. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone from the future could come back and fix whatever it is we did wrong?
Maybe […]

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The “Yeah, But…” Syndrome

Friday, July 21st, 2006

A few years ago, I tried to introduce a systematic code and design review process to the organization I worked for. For months, I repeatedly received the same answer: “We know this is a good idea, but our developers won’t like the idea of their code being read by their colleagues. And anyway, we really […]

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I Like That!

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

As a special service to our readers, we are posting this reminder:
When was the last time you honestly and with real enthusiasm said to your employee "I like that idea! This is really great!"?
You cannot imagine how such short positive feedbacks can motivate your team and cause them to run back to their desk and […]

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