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Cross-Functional #176: KPI's drive behaviours
That's a common complaint when you talk to business stakeholders and senior leaders. This puts a lot of pressure on development managers to ensure that committed dates are achieved, and they pass that pressure on to their teams.
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #175: Efficiency and Effectiveness
Meta has described 2023 as their year of efficiency and noted that productivity went up as their number of employees went down.
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #174: Bridging the web and mobile divide
30% of respondents in our last survey were not familiar with Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). I think PWAs are going to be important so let's dive into this topic a bit further.
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #173: Timely Limits vs. Limitless Profits!
In Peter Thiel’s book Zero to One he argues that you should avoid competition because it erodes profits. Instead, it would help if you aimed to be a monopoly. While this approach may benefit companies, it may not always be in the best interests of customers.
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #172: Continuous Personal Discovery
Ever notice how some people seem to be beginners even though they have years of experience? True learning doesn't come from experience alone; it emerges from reflecting on those experiences. You need to be intentional about it.
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #171: Elevating Processes for 2024 - A Fresh Approach
Hello,As we step into 2024, I want to share a shift in focus that excites me both personally and professionally. This year, at UXDX, we’re diving deep into the world of process optimization. Why? Because I’ve observed that even the most skilled individuals can excel in one settin
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #170: 2023 Tech Industry Review: AI Breakthroughs and Market Shifts
With all of the rhetoric in the industry about outcomes over outputs, how much of it is translated into practice? Scrum still talks about sprint commitments (outputs), SAFe has product increments, business cases are still used to define the scope and budget for what is to be buil
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #169: Performance Review Time - Awesome!
Feedback can really help people identify where they should focus because we can all make improvements. But the annual performance reviews are often less about improving performance and more about a way to explain who gets a bonus and who doesn't.
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #168: 2023 - A Time of Realignment in Tech
Lately, I've been mulling over the stark contrast we're seeing in our industry. On one side, there's the U.S. economy, booming. On the other, major tech players like Spotify, Twilio, and VMware are hitting the brakes hard with significant layoffs. It hits close to home for all of
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #167: Technology Can Be Magic
X, (formally known as Twitter) has exploded with demos of people turning sketches into fully functional programs with complex behaviour and logic using tldraw and its ‘Make Real’ function.
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #166: In the details or micro-management?
On leadership, strategy, metrics + a gift for you!
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #166: In the details or micro-management?
Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, was recently on Lenny’s Podcast talking about how he runs Airbnb. And one thing that really piqued my interest was that he gets personally involved in signing off and reviewing the progress of every project. He calls it getting “in the details”.
Read edition ↗Cross-Functional #165: That'll never work here
The status quo is working so changes have a high downside and limited upside for managers - a small bonus versus losing their job.
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