During my time working at Codeable, I had exposure to a lot of projects that went off the rails due to misalignment with clients. Effective communication and solid project management techniques would salvage most projects and result in much fewer refunds. Throughout my career, I’ve proven to be an effective […]
Category: Career
What’s Next?
Anyone reading this likely knows that I stepped away from contributing to WordPress recently. But only some will know that I made the difficult decision to leave my Head of Community role at Codeable. Codeable was what I consider to be my dream job – the intersection of people, events, […]
Tracking the Impact of Undocumented Tasks in the Workplace
This post is from the standpoint of a developer, but could be used to understand other similar supportive roles. Any methods or tools mentioned here are reflective of my preference and shouldn’t be considered an endorsement from myself or my employer. Read Content Disclaimer Over the last year or so […]
“The Least You Can Do” Concept by Steve Krug
Rocket Surgery Made Easy is basically a follow-up book to Krug’s Don’t Make Me Think. Where Don’t Make Me Think focused on users’ behaviors and how we make decisions, Rocket Surgery Made Easy is more focused on how to implement user testing in the simplest way possible. Chapter 11 is titled, “The […]
The Question Behind The Question
QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life by John G. MillerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked up QBQ! at The Bookshelf in Brunswick in June after donating a handful of books I didn’t need anymore. I wasn’t really sure what I […]
Time Management as a New Manager
The biggest personal struggle that I face as a manager is my personal time management. I have no difficulties with planning meeting agendas, coordinating schedules, or addressing interpersonal or cross-departmental communication hurdles. What falls by the wayside more often than not is finding enough time to devote to contributing to […]
10 Things That Require Zero Talent
I found this list on LinkedIn somewhere, and adapted it a little. None of these things on this list require talent or education, but all of them will improve your work and relationships.