Brittany Hunter on Atomic Spin

How to Avoid Stakeholder Gridlock on Your Software Project

If multiple people have to be consulted for every decision, projects quickly grind to a halt. It’s time to stop inviting everyone to every meeting.

Personal Optimization

2 Design Techniques that Can Make You a Better Influencer

A good designer has to help people with different ideas and priorities find a way forward. The skills I learned as a designer still serve me every day.

Project & Team Management

Seven Quick Strategies for Effective Scrum Stand-Up Meetings

Do them wrong, and Scrum stand up meetings can become an annoying a time-waster. Here are 7 things every team member can do to make them effective.

Personal Optimization

Unpacking the Confidence Code, Part 4 – Instilling Confidence in Others

While each of us may begin with a certain amount confidence due to our gender, genetics, and nurture, anyone’s confidence levels can increase.

Personal Optimization

Unpacking The Confidence Code, Part 2 – Exploring the Confidence Gap

Research shows a significant confidence gap between men and women. Why is this, and what can we do to address it in ourselves?

Growing as Makers

Unpacking the Confidence Code, Part 1 – Developing Confidence Together

The Confidence Code was great. But I learned the most at our book club – discussing the book with the women of Atomic, hearing their stories and insights.

Growing as Makers

How Taking “Half-Steps” Can Further Your Career (& How Your Company Can Help)

Half-steps are a great, low-risk way for you and your company to experiment with new roles or ways of approaching workload and career development.

Personal Optimization

How to Prepare for that Interaction You’re Dreading

What if you could enter the interaction feeling composed, or even happy? Wouldn’t your chances of having a good outcome be much better?

Managing Your Team

Six Traits of Outstanding (& Outstandingly Successful) Clients

In over 15 years of consulting, I've noticed that the best clients share several traits that directly contribute to the success of their projects.

Personal Optimization

Review: Withings/Nokia Health Steel HR Smartwatch

The Steel HR belongs to the burgeoning "hybrid smartwatch" category, packing some serious smarts into a more traditional analog form.

Project & Team Management

Planning for Unpredictable Costs During Your Project’s Grow Phase

Launching at the right time, using buffers judiciously, and keeping an eye on your resource plan will lead to cost savings and success of the product.

Managing Your Team

Six Pitfalls on the Road to Valuable Custom Software

The best way to get real value from your custom software investment is to take a flexible, collaborative approach and avoid these six pitfalls.

Brittany Hunter

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