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📅 August 16, 2022

Project Completion – Cross The Finish Line

Project completion is the focus of this episode. We discuss how to start and implement a solution but ignore finishing. That changes in this story. We look at how “moving the goal line” can be expensive and self-defeating. On the…

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📅 August 11, 2022

Timely Billing – Avoid Headaches and Loss

We dive into the exciting world of accounting in this episode. Timely billing is the focus, and a worst-case scenario teaches the lesson. While the mistake is not directly mine in this story, I was a first-hand witness and deeply…

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📅 August 9, 2022

Status Reporting – The Simple Solution For Avoiding Big Problems

Few things cause excitement like the phrase, “status reporting.” Yes, I know you are already quivering from anticipation, but that is our topic. This episode looks at how much confusion could have been avoided (and some loss) through better use…

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📅 August 4, 2022

Smart Scheduling – Including Buffer So It Can Flex

Our approach to becoming a better developer requires planning. Likewise, we need smart scheduling to hit our targets. That is the focus of this episode. I look back at a time when I overloaded my schedule and ended up stressing…

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📅 August 2, 2022

Making Good The Enemy of Better

There are many mistakes we make related to pushing too far or not pushing enough. The latter is where we make good the enemy of better. More precisely, good enough becomes our goal instead of getting better. That approach can…

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📅 July 28, 2022

Proving Your Worth – Understand Expectations

It is not at all uncommon to focus on proving your worth when you start a new job or enter a new environment. However, we expect more than others. We often make the mistake of thinking we are expected to…

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