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Business Practices

Four Reasons It’s Better to Work from the Office

Telecommuting has benefits, but I prefer to work in the office. It helps me focus, learn, share artifacts, and become closer to my team.

Business Practices

Self-Managed Teams Are Effective Teams

Self-managed teams can communicate faster and better, build more trust with clients, avoid conflict, and make better decisions.

Culture

I Am Not a Resource!

Developers are dramatically more productive when you treat them like creative individuals who work in teams, rather than inputs to a production process.

Culture

Fighting Dogmatism with Fresh Perspectives

Don't forget why you work how you work — spend time with people who have a fresh perspective.

Project & Team Management

Tear Down the Walls! – Shattering Team Boundaries

When our teams are divided, we forget about the big picture and lose time. Communication is the key to keeping us together.

Personal Optimization

5 Tips for Success When Joining a New Development Team

Success isn't just what you know – it's how well you work with others. Use your skills more effectively to build great software and relationships.

Project & Team Management

Small Teams Are Dramatically More Efficient than Large Teams

Small software teams are dramatically more cost efficient than large teams. Large teams don't even confer much calendar time advantage over small teams.

Workplace

Headphones Are Dangerous

Headphone negatively impact office productivity. They hinder communication among coworkers.