miscellaneous
There's a fundamental pyschology concept called "Bystander Effect", where a group of people are less likely to help someone in need than when a single person is present. Everyone in the group thinks someone else will/should help the victim, instead of them. Think about this
SAFe
If you're a small business, the world of cyber security can be very overwhelming and intimidating. There are infinite articles you can read about, a long list of cyber security maturity frameworks and concepts you could try to learn, and an overwhelming feeling that you can't
Uncategorized
Scott Adams, the creator Dilbert, has written about how systems are much more valuable than goals. This concept is incredibly powerful, and there are great, large, complex frameworks for defining and enhancing systems that people and organizations use and manage. Frameworks like ITIL and CMMI do a great job of
leadership
I went to the eye doctor recently, after my eye was bothering me. I had slept in my contact lenses for several nights (which I'm prone to do), and my eye started bothering me. In the past, when this happens, I take my contact lenses out, throw them
lessons-learned
I'm no expert, but here's some baby advice for anyone about to have a child: 1. Read the book "Baby Bargains" -- it will pay for itself many times over with saving you money on what to register for and what to buy (it
strategy
I recently had the idea to create a list of audiobooks that would provide a comprehensive business education for those who wanted some MBA-level information without investing in a MBA degree. But in Googling around, I realize that many people have already done this -- the best I've
technology
Random product backlog idea: It'd be awesome if companies that offer online, video-based training (e.g. Lynda (now LinkedIn Learning), PluralSight, O'Reilly Safari, Udemy, etc.) offered: 1. An audio only mode for their mobile apps (so I could enjoy their content while driving and wouldn'
miscellaneous
I thought I'd share some cool things I'm a fan of, in case anyone on the internet is interested: Thing Notes Price It's go great to get a 5 minute news updates, and we listen to so much more music now thanks to the
miscellaneous
I recently enjoyed a podcast interview with Tom Cagley from the Software Process and Measurement Cast (SPaMCAST), talking about agile, process improvement, CMMI, and some of my (mis)adventures in scaling organizations. Check it out at https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2017/08/13/spamcast-455-michael-king-agile-and-discipline-in-action/
agile
I recently chatted with Tom Cagley on the Software Process and Measurement Podcast (SPaMCAST) about some of my experience helping scale operations at Halfaker using best practices from various business books (e.g. Good to Great), frameworks (e.g. CMMI), techniques (e.g. Agile Scrum), and tools (e.g. JIRA)
agile
Here's a list of books, podcasts, conferences, frameworks, methodologies, models, and other resources related to designing and building great organizations that I think are worth checking out. If you have any recommended additions, please email or send me a tweet. Books, Frameworks, and Standards Resource Key Takeaways Additional
agile
Early in my career, I was a leadership development conference (through Lockheed's great Engineering Leadership Development Program), where we played a game called Gold of the Desert Kings -- it was a group game, in a big event space ballroom packed with engineers from all over the country.