Articles for category: Delivery

August 18, 2024

Greg Thomas

What’s in a Title? (Revisted)

The only thing in a title that matters, is what you want to matter. If you need it to say, Senior, that matters to you.  When I was a junior, getting out of being called a Junior mattered a lot. I struggled with being called a “Senior” because then everyone thought I had the answers (I didn’t). At my first company, I made up a title so I had one, then realized I had to get a bit more formal when explaining who and what I did to people. Now, I keep it simple, open-ended, I rarely use it, when

August 17, 2024

Greg Thomas

The Evening Summary

The evening summary is the look back at what happened during the day. What worked? What didn’t work? What do you need to do differently? Its a 5 – 10 minute reflection on the day on where your priorities lie for tomorrow.  

August 16, 2024

Greg Thomas

The Morning Routine

The morning routine is the 15 – 30 minutes of your day that you need to set yourself up for success. Breakfast on the run? Reading? Doing a puzzle? Writing down the days tasks? Going for a walk? Whatever it is, it’s that time, where you set yourself up for success for the day you have in front of you. If you hit your routine each day, it’s been a great day.

August 14, 2024

Greg Thomas

Your Archnemesis

We all have them, and they aren’t people – it’s the one thing that stops you in your tracks and frustrates you to no end. For me it’s TLS and certificates, it’s a pain, I’ve tried learning it over and over again.  I have bashed my head against the table on this subject over and over again.  I secretly hope it is replaced by something much simpler – i.e., SECURITY_ON and SECURITY_OFF Other people get them, they are my kryptonite. We all have our kryptonite, our nemesis, the best thing to do is to find people who get it so