What’s improved and what’s remained problematic at Microsoft? Where do we go from here?
An opinion column for developers. Brutally honest, no pulled punches.
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?
What makes high performing teams twice as likely as low performers to exceed performance goals? Which wonderful, wasteful, and disgraceful practices do teams follow?
How can good communication save you grief? What does a communication plan look like for rollouts, reorgs, and outages?
The next column will appear in February.
When is being lazy advantageous? Why not always jump into problems, work and team assignments, and new projects?