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 Internet bubble. These...

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 camps vehemently disagre...

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 that these things ha...

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 SAYS "IT WORKS", AN...

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 we taught them how ...

(Note: this is an article I wrote shortly after leaving Microsoft. I just rediscovered it and found it amusing and still germane. Let me know what you thin...

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 keeps coming up. The ...

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 the path to greatnes...

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 Work: namely “great w...

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

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

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

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 CLIENTS. One thing ...