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Designing for Engagement: An Interview with Jaimee Newberry
Podcast
In this interivew, UX coach Jaimee Newberry talks about how to create a more engaging product for your users. She explains why it's so important to connect with customers on an emotional level, as well as how empathy and tone can change how a developer creates software.
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How to Tell Your People They're Worthless: An Interview with Paul LaRue
Podcast
In this interview, Paul LaRue, creator at The UPwards Leader, discusses how you should and shouldn't lead a team. He tells a story about a colleague whose tactics made it difficult to lead a team, as well as what he learned from her many mistakes along the way.
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Overcoming Challenges That Impact Product Delivery Eric Winquist has considerable experience not only leading his company but also consulting with development teams. His advice to “link people to the work” is one of many golden nuggets of information that will help your team deliver projects on time.
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Get Out of Your Comfort Zone―Now
Video
In an industry that continues to rapidly evolve, the pressure to increase our mastery can be overwhelming. Whether browsing the web or your organization's technical library, it's discouraging to realize that many of the skills you’ve mastered are now obsolete, replaced by... |
Tricia Broderick
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Toward a Well-Run, Cross-Functional, High-Performance Team
Slideshow
Behind every successful delivery to a customer, there is a well-run, cross-functional team. They trust each other; they work well together. Yet every team, agile or not, faces the challenges of building such a team. And, despite their best efforts, many teams fail in this attempt, never...
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Fuming Ye, Pitney Bowes
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Servant Leadership: It’s Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be
Slideshow
Ah, the sounds of feathers being ruffled! Tricia Broderick believes that servant leadership is not all that it’s cracked up to be. She wants and expects more from leaders then just being servants who act only when asked. Until now, a common (and easy) coaching style has been to transform...
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Tricia Broderick, Pearson
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Leverage the Power You Don't Know You Have Being technically gifted and performing great work may not be enough when you consider a large part of your job is getting others to collaborate with you. Bob McGannon gives some simple ways you can present yourself and your views that can result in greater job satisfaction and career success.
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The Importance of Communication in Today's Software Teams: An Interview with Ken Whitaker
Podcast
In this interview, Ken Whitaker, vice president of engineering at Datalight, discusses how to best lead software teams. He talks about time prioritization, how to avoid getting overwhelmed on a daily basis, and the importance of communication in today's software teams. |
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Growing into Leadership
Slideshow
Pete Walen is not going to tell you how to be a good test manager. Instead, Pete shares ideas on becoming a true leader. While some managers certainly are leaders, testers of all varieties and experience levels can become leaders. Developing technical leadership skills, regardless of job...
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Peter Walen, Gordon Food Service
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Improving Quality and Value Delivery with T-Shaped Team Members Thomas Wessel presents how T-shaped and pi-shaped teams based on each member's span of knowledge, ability to collaborate, and depth of expertise play an important part in how effectively your team performs.
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