Jeff Williams on Atomic Spin

Culture

Embrace a Growth Mindset Culture: High Expectations Plus Strong Support

A growth mindset culture affects what we expect from our teams, but we must first understand what a fixed and a growth mindset are.

Project & Team Management

Accept Conway’s Law in Big Projects

Projects running for long periods will experience change. When the change is large and involves new teams, beware of Conway's Law.

Project & Team Management

Good or Bad Conflict? Understanding the Difference

For a team to find success, it is important they understand the different types of conflict at play and their opportunities.

Project & Team Management

How to Build and Support Better Leaders for a Software Consultancy

Software teams encounter new challenges across people and technology. That means the development of project and team leaders is more critical than ever.

Project & Team Management

The Benefits of Practice Teams in a Software Consultancy

Practice groups create a sense of shared purpose, learning through mutual curiosity and interest, and connection through supportive relationships.

Personal Optimization

How to Challenge and Move Past Negative Self-Talk

Negative self-talk tricks us into thinking we are bad or that a setback is permanent. Instead, focus on acceptance, gratitude, and hope for the future.

Project & Team Management

When Less Becomes More For Large Product Teams

Sometimes, the right choice is to proactively shrink a team to help a client. Time is a valuable resource, and small teams work hard to hit tight deadlines.

Extracurricular Activities

What I Learned from Link Aggregation Experiments on a Home Network

I recently explored Link Aggregation (LAG) to learn if it is possible to gain speeds beyond the one-gigabit download speed offered by Comcast.

Business Practices

Managing the Sustainable Pace, Expectations, and Work/Life Balance at a Software Consultancy

Companies that adopt a sustainable pace for their teams will find happier people and better results.

Extracurricular Activities

My Network Upgrades with UniFi & Xfinity for Better At-Home Work and School

Doing work and school online from home was really taxing our network. Here's how I used Xfinity and UniFi to create a great home network.

Growing as Makers

Six Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills & Become a Great Consultant

As kids, we're told to listen, but we're not taught how. Fortunately, we can improve our listening skills with focus and practice.

Personal Optimization

Bringing Gratitude into our Level 10 Meetings

We are almost a year into doing this simple, small thing, and I believe it's had a positive impact on our teams. It's certainly affected us as leaders.

Jeff Williams

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