I. M. Wright’s “Hard Code”

What are the common mistakes when switching to DevOps? How can your team smoothly transition to DevOps?

What's improved and what's remained problematic at Microsoft? Where do we go from here?

What motivates knowledge workers? Which leadership style is most effective day to day?

How do you vacation at home when that's where you're working? What three guidelines provide a relaxing and memorable home vacation?

What three rules help you write great performance feedback? Which part of your feedback is the most important?

How do you make fair choices and impose fair restrictions? Why wouldn't you be transparent?

What subtle changes can you make to be productive working from home? How do you keep the peace with your housemates and kids?

How can good communication save you grief? What does a communication plan look like for rollouts, reorgs, and outages?