Things I believe – Inspired by Lee’s page:
Shipping has priority
- Ship as fast as possible
- Help the team to ship as fast as possible
- Small and well formed teams ship faster
- Use AI to ship faster
- Quality + Security are always part of requirements
Learning is a CONStant
- IT industry = learning
- This includes natural languages i.e. English
- “Be authentic and own your failures”
- “Being helpful compounds”
Communication is key
- Clear writing/speaking is clear thinking
- “Leaders step up to provide clarity when absent”
- “Mismatched expectations lead to sadness”
- “Seek the collective truth, not just one opinion”
- Help others
- Unblock team members, even if it is not your task
- Calls > long chats > chain of emails
Lead without titles
- Own your work
- “Influence > titles”
- “Leaders have to do the work themselves and delegate”
- “Study what worked for others, then take your own path”
- “Lead with empathy”
- “They might just be having a bad day”
- “Criticism is good feedback if you listen unemotionally”
Show potential
- “There are two hiring answers: hell yes or no”
- Growth potential > current skill
- Work with people you can learn from
Dave Coding 