Here's a coaching model, which I developed to manage the mayhem of growing The NRG Group from 6 people to 180 in 18 months during the Int...

In a series of recent interviews, I've been asked how I would deal with a deep disagreement among the development team - what if two camp...

One of the things that happens a lot is a meeting. A “meeting” is where people “meet” to talk about something – sort of. The problem is ...

If you're trying to figure out whether the developer you are working with is great or not-so-great, here are some dead giveaways. 1. HE...

Seems like the world must be filled with ‘em. At the first leadership course we ever held, we had half the class threaten to leave unless...

(Note: this is an article I wrote shortly after leaving Microsoft. I just rediscovered it and found it amusing and still germane. Let m...

I’ve recently been in a series of conversations with CTO’s and the topic of how to manage Agile development within large project teams ke...

As I said in an earlier post, I’m working on something (a stealth start-up) that feels great. I wanted to share what is different about ...

I’ve made lots of mistakes in the past. The one that I’m noticing the most is ignoring one of my three central principles of The Art of ...

I’ve been having some interesting exchanges with Software Architect friends of mine in the last couple of weeks. I’ve been asking for po...

Over the years, I’ve heard developers, product managers, QA folks, and marketers justify features using some standard phrases, which soun...

The differences between traditional and high-performance teams (HPTs) are immense. These differences represent a 180-degree change in cu...

As Co- Founder of Zazengo, I've been in the role of primary account exec and product manager for some projects with VERY LARGE CORPORATE ...