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01 April 2009
5 potential retention mistakes
We've gotten some really good feedback both positively and negatively on the issue of retention during a recession. This is not an easy time for anyone, but there is always something to be learned. Like my father and grandfather used to tell me, "Tough Read More...
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31 March 2009
8 ways to retain talent in a recession
CIO Insight has a great slide show illustrating ways to retain your talent during this insane economy. With budgetary cut backs and other cost saving measures being put into practice it's easy to lose sight of a company's most improtant assest-it's people. Read More...
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17 February 2009
Lost heads?
I'm sure everyone is tired of hearing about the economy, layoffs and the stimulus package especially since we are bombarded by this news almost everyday. However, this is the current reality we are all living in and we must continue to be productive. Read More...
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20 January 2009
The Differences Between Scrum and Extreme Programming.
Scrum and Extreme Programming (XP) are definitely very aligned. In fact, if you walked in on a team doing one of these processes you might have hard time quickly deciding whether you had walked in on a Scrum team or an XP team. The differences are often Read More...
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05 January 2009
Managing Remote Employees - Part 3
Happy New Year and welcome back from the holidays. We are going to pick up from where we left off and discuss tactics and advice for managing remote employees. Communication is extremely important when working on a team and having remotes makes it that Read More...
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05 December 2008
The Decline and Fall of Agile
One of our the TeachLeaders, Paul, recently sent me a link to the following blog post regarding the Agile/Scrum methodology which is quite interesting. In terms of developing and leading a team does the makeup of the team determine the methodology? Are Read More...
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