The Zouak Consulting Team of 2006
Google’s Screen Saver was shining memories, photos, into a dark room. I walked past and saw this photo of my team from 2006, which I had completely forgot about ever having taken. The ZC team had reached a nice size, though small. There was a lot of work being done, and we were figuring out where we wer [...]
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Your Tribe, Your Team
The Zouak Consulting Team of 2006
Google’s Screen Saver was shining memories, photos, into a dark room. I walked past and saw this photo of my team from 2006, which I had completely forgot about ever having taken. The ZC team had reached a nice size, though small. There was a lot of work being done, and we were figuring out where we wer [...]
The Rule of Two
I understand when a client hires a software architect that they want to get the most out of the architect, and I fully agree with getting value for money. However, as I have explained to many clients, whether that architect is a full timer or a contractor/consultant, they will be better working with someone rather than working alone (if they [...]
Judging Abilities
One of the most overlooked skill-development areas for new managers is how to understand the abilities of the individual players on your team. If it were a video game, there might not be no problem for them to assess who is the better gunner, sniper, medic, etc. Somehow even those individuals fail to make the mapping of that much needed skill [...]