Software Project Leadership

If you thought “synergy” was yet another buzzword from the 80s (or 90s … ), like synchronicity, then you would be mistaken … unless you meant, like, 80 BC (or earlier).

If you have been following along the current best practices you know that the answer is not … “multitask.”  But is that advice even possible to follow?

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This is all about empathic listening … listening to understand … not just waiting for the other guy to finish so that you can say what is on your mind

Would it be outrageous for me to suggest that the primary function of leadership is to teach?  Because the primary function of teaching is to lead …

You can’t turn around without stubbing your toe on win/win solutions … everybody talks that talk.  

We hear about win/win quite a bit.  It is a buzzword mercilessly deployed by salespeople who at least pay it lip service.  Reality may not be so kind, though.

Have you ever worked in - or with - an organization that really has taken the Quality message to heart?

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Jon is looking for a software solution for a specific problem - business model, actually.  Seems he’s outgrown his spreadsheet.

Jon “… suppl[ies] furniture to clients on an 'as and when' basis - i.e. we don't hold stock but order individual pieces for each client …” so he needs a solution that will “keep track on deliveries arriving to our office for purchases we've made on clients behalf.”

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is organized into two sections - Private Victory and Public Victory.  “Paradigms of Interdependence” is the bridge between them.

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Psychologists will tell you that what you aim at determines what you see rather than what you see determines what you aim at … see the difference?  I guess you would need to aim at the difference to see it.

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So, I had a question from Tony V: “You gave three problems that non-technical technology project leaders have to figure out.  I am a non-technical project lead on a software project … what do I need to know about these things?“