In an interrupt culture, the ideas that win aren't necessarily the best ideas, they're just the ideas that were voiced the most loudly over somebody else's. And the kinds of people that stay in an organization with an interrupt culture are those who are willing and able to constantly interrupt others.
Read MoreTake a look at what your work habits actually are and consider the expectations that you are setting, intentionally or not, for the people around you. None of us work in a vacuum, and our behaviors do affect the people we work with, whether we realize it or not. Those kinds of expectations can lead people to work longer and longer hours to the detriment of their health and happiness.
Read MoreWhen you have shared social activities in your office, really stop to consider if they're opt-in or opt-out. Opt-out activities can be exclusive for people who don't want to participate for whatever reason if there isn't an easy way for them to say no.
Read MoreNot all “allies” are created equal. Some thoughts on what allyship as ongoing behaviors might look like.
Read MoreEveryone has different skills and strengths and individual responsibilities, but what everyone has is a shared responsibility to the customer and the company. We should be asking what can we learn from each other, and how can we use that to improve the customer experience even more.
Read MoreThe cloud is not DevOps. Configuration management is not DevOps. Shiny new virtualization tools and containers and frameworks are not DevOps. MongoDB in all of its webscale glory is not DevOps. Automation is not DevOps. These things can be (and frequently are) awesome when used appropriately, but all of the tools and config management and automation in the world cannot fix a broken culture or a broken mindset.
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