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Excessive complexity is nature’s punishment for organizations that are unable to make decisions. — Gregor Hohpe in The Architect Elevator You can trace its origin to my original blog post on IT complexity from 2018.

Tune the devices to your hearing needs and benefit from the enhancements of transparency mode… Garry Knight: “Using AirPods as a Hearing Aid…” - Toot.Cat The way you set them up is buried deep in the Settings, so it’s not surprising that not many people know about it. Here’s where you need to go. You need to have the AirPods connected to your iPhone or iPad. Settings Accessibility AirPods Audio Accessibility Settings Headphone Accommodations Custom Audio Setup Headphone Audio Customisation Here’s the list of devices it works with, and the news is good for anyone with any of these devices:...

If they tell you how they think or feel, they’re most likely right. If they tell you what to do, they’re most likely wrong. From a comment on…

Dr. Nicole Forsgren is a developer productivity and DevOps expert who works with engineering organizations to make work better. Best known as co-author of the Shingo Publication Award-winning book Accelerate and the DevOps Handbook, 2nd edition and author of the State of DevOps Reports, she has helped some of the biggest companies in the world transform their culture, processes, tech, and architecture. In today’s podcast, we discuss: Two frameworks for measuring developer productivity: DORA and SPACE Benchmarks for what good and great look like Common mistakes to avoid when measuring developer productivity Resources and tools for improving your metrics Signs your developer experience needs attention How to improve your developer experience Nicole’s Four-Box framework for thinking about data and relationships Chapters...

Do you think I’m rude? 🤣 | Jeremy Andrew Davis A: Hey, I came across this cool info that you might find useful for your project. B: That’s rude. A: H-how’s it rude? B: Your’re telling me what I should and shouldn’t do with my project. A: No, I’m saying this information might be helpful as you make decisions on how you do your project. B: You’re implying that I’m incapable of handling my own project....

Models: The Lippitt-Knoster Model for Managing Complex Change | Sergio Caredda The Model for Managing Complex Change is widely used in Change Management presentations and articles around the web, as it outlines required elements fo change, and possible negative outcomes. … According to the model, there are five or six elements required for effective change: vision, consensus, skills, incentives, resources and an action plan. If anyone of these elements is missing, the change effort will fail, with varying Negative Change outcome....

Liberating Structures Liberating Structures are a selection of 33 alternative structures for facilitating meetings and conversations, curated by Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless. “The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures” by Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless (Lisa Gill) Ways to help choosing which liberating structure best applies to a particular situation or objective: Menu - Liberating Structures Matching Matrix - Liberating Structures Liberating Structures Finder | finders See also Management 3.0 practices....

I fucking hate Jira. Real opinions from real people about a project management system which unfortunately is also real. “Jira isn’t bad if setup in a lightweight fashion” is a 🦄 argument. If something is customisable, people will customise. Jira is the MySpace of issue tracking systems.

Shields Down – Rands in Repose Your shields drop the moment you let a glimpse of a potential different future into your mind. It seems like a unconsidered off-the-cuff thought sans consequence, but the thought opens you to possibilities that did not exist the moment before the thought existed. Every moment as a leader is an opportunity to either strengthen or weaken shields. Every single moment. Update 2024-03-27: There are also t-shirts and logos about it....