Spidey-Sense – Rands in Repose Quote: "The colorful phrase is “shit rolls downhill.” The inversion of that statement is also true: “fires burn faster uphill.” The further you are up the organizational chart, the further you are up the hill, the more fuel there is for the fire. Teams often successful extinguish small fires before you ever see them, but the ones that get to you are burning, and they are burning hot and often unstoppable." (categories: managementleadershipspidey-sense )
Fast Software, the Best Software — by Craig Mod Quote: "Speed manifests in the language — the literal words — of software, too. In recent years, macOS dialogs for closing an unsaved file have shifted from “Don’t Save, Cancel, Save” to “Delete, Cancel, Save.” This is only my opinion, but “Delete, Cancel, Save” makes less sense than “Don’t Save, Cancel, Save.” The option to “delete” implies something as having once been saved. Did I save this and forget I saved it? Or did it auto-save?" Same. (categories: designsoftwareperformance )
Psychological Safety: 5 Ways to Create a Culture of Psychological Safety Quote: "Evaluate psychological safety with these 5 questions Think of a team you work with closely. How strongly do you agree with these five statements? If I take a chance, and screw up, it will be held against me Our team has a strong sense of culture that can be hard for new people to join. My team is slow to offer help to people who are struggling. Using my unique skills and talents come second to the objectives of the team. It’s uncomfortable to have open honest conversations about our team’s sensitive issues." The entire blog post is great. (categories: teammanagementculturepsychology )