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Team Goals, Rules, and Strategies

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Mike

Welcome to the third of three posts on Team Engagement.  Here’s where we Sharpen the Saw (as Stephen Covey would say) in regards to keeping Teams focused and productive. Let’s say you’ve managed to Engage your Team, and worked on … Continue reading →

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Tips to Building an Effective Team

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Mike

To continue from my previous post on A Quick Intro to Team Engagement, here are some of the tips I like to share with new Managers. These are as valid for a team that you are leading as much as … Continue reading →

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A Quick Intro to Team Engagement

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Mike

I have found that when it comes to Teams, the best way to approach them is like an extended family.  If you’re lucky enough to be the one pulling in or creating a team, you can pretty much ensure that … Continue reading →

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Agile is…

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Mike

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about Agile and what it means in my world of Development. Now, I have to state “in my world” because I realize, after years of living Agile and talking about it with … Continue reading →

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Start the New Year, with a note about the last

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Mike

Before jumping into 2013, I realized that there was one thing from 2012 that although mentioned on Facebook, I never cross-posted or discussed here. Those who’ve known me for a while know that I spent 9 months living in Emeryville, … Continue reading →

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Travellin’ man

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Mike

I have to say I’m a little surprised at how tiring these short jaunts to Toronto have been. I never thought a one hour flight/ commute would be as tiring as they’ve been, but there you go. The last few … Continue reading →

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It’s been a month??

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Mike

A month since my last post?  Really?  Wow.  I know I was struggling with finding/ making/ bribing time to write something here, but to not even be able to complete the 3 drafts still waiting to go out… phew. Take-away … Continue reading →

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It’s starting to feel real…

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Mike

For the last few weeks now, pretty much since the holidays, the end-date of this first phase of my current project was set in that the return date was one of two days: the third or fourth week of February. … Continue reading →

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*Blink*

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Mike

The days and weeks just evaporate like raindrops in the sun… Chantale, Melyssa, Kyle, and Charlize flew down to Emeryville on July 1st and spent the last week and a half with me. They flew back to Montreal today (their … Continue reading →

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Protected: May 14 Huge Update!

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Mike

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