Project & Team Management Steward, Strategist, Shield: The Essential Role of a Delivery Lead Knowing when to shift among steward, strategist, and shield is a responsibility the Delivery Lead shoulders with intention and grace.
Project & Team Management Here’s Where Change Actually Starts: Leading with Listening A reflection on leading with listening, learning why convincing isn’t enough, and how meaningful change starts by understanding the people doing the work.
Project & Team Management 7 Leadership Lessons Learned from Farmers Seeking agile leadership on projects? It pays to listen to wisdom from the farm, including these 7 leadership lessons learned from farmers.
Culture How to Put Servant Leadership into Practice as a Delivery Lead I'm new to the software development industry, but I envision adding value by fostering what I learned in previous roles: Servant Leadership.
Project & Team Management 6 Ways Junior Developers Deliver Value on Product Teams While senior developers bring invaluable expertise, junior developers play a pivotal role in forming high-performing, innovative teams.
Growing as Makers Leading When You Aren’t the Leader It’s easy to fall in the trap of “Oh that’s not my job, somebody else can do it.” What really matters is that SOMEONE takes ownership.
Personal Optimization How to Set Boundaries with Your Team and Leadership When deadline pressure mounts, how do we manage chaos without losing our sanity? Let's chat about setting boundaries!
Project & Team Management When the Rookie Becomes the Vet: Soft Skills for First-Time Tech Leads I’ll share key insights and essential strategies that will help you navigate the thrilling but challenging transition to tech lead seamlessly.
Culture Books on Leadership Recommended by Atomic Object Leaders New to leading or managing? Here's a list of great books on leadership recommended by leaders at Atomic Object.
Culture Cultivating Organizational Flourishing: An Introduction to the Magnify Program I recently participated in the Magnify program, which presented an approach to assessing and building a thriving environment.
Growing as Makers Reflections on 5 Years as a Software Consultant In the last two years, I’ve been part of a much larger team, on a single project, operating as a tech lead.
Growing as Makers What Does Being a Good Leader Mean? Making Life Easier for Your Team In the end, if you ensured that the problem was addressed, you were a good leader, no matter how you did it.