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Twenty-eleven is kicking off with a flurry of activity for me – I think by the time I breathe again, a month (or two!) will have flown by. First off, I have a short article showing up on TechWell next Monday. I hope I can talk Joey into letting me write somewhat regularly in the…

I remain frustrated with the world, but distracted by the internet. Here’s some stuff that may help in your own quests for distraction. I kinda dug this article on Open Source Employee Surveys. It’s worth checking out. Google have a free PDF of their Enterprise Roadmap to SRE Speaking of SRE, I’m hiring a lead…

What a week it’s been (and how many times has that been true in the last few years). Somehow, among eight million other things, I still manage to stumble across a few tidbits from time to time worth sharing. Here’s this week’s attempt at that endeavor. It’s a sad week for the world with the…

I took the week off from work this week, and the week flew by far more quickly than I expected. Here’s some stuff worth sharing. I got up early on Monday morning and hiked up Mt. Si, and made it to this breakfast spot by 8:00 am. I took Friday’s off for a month straight…

Jerry Weinberg passed away earlier this week, and I’ve taken some time to re-read parts of many of his books, where I’ve been constantly reminded of his leadership knowledge. I grabbed this quote from Becoming a Technical Leader to share“People don’t become leaders because they never fail. They become leaders because of the way they respond…

A few points of interest from my week. My quote to ponder is from Jerry Weinberg – “Unless and until all members of a team have a common understanding of the problem, attempts to solve the problem are just so much wasted energy.” Take a moment to reflect how often you’ve seen this yourself firsthand….