July 7, 2026 · Team and Culture
Recording and Compensating Overtime
Neither glamorise nor ignore overtime. Treat it as a cost that must be visible.
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20 postsJune 25, 2026 · Team and Culture
A Knowledge Base Is a Habit
A knowledge base does not get used because it exists. It exists when every problem starts there.
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June 13, 2026 · Team and Culture
When Pairing Is Worth It
Pairing is expensive: two people, one job. So we only use it in specific situations.
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June 1, 2026 · Team and Culture
Facilitating a Retrospective
A good facilitator talks little and asks precisely.
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May 20, 2026 · Team and Culture
Who Should Visit the Client
Client visits are not only for sales and project managers. Developers' presence is undervalued.
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May 8, 2026 · Team and Culture
Designing Internal Training That Works
Training that ends in forgetting is a ritual, not training. We send people in with a problem and out with an artefact.
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April 26, 2026 · Team and Culture
Two Years of a Reading Club
One technical book a month, twenty-four in two years. The biggest takeaway was not in the books.
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April 14, 2026 · Team and Culture
Notes on Running an Internship
Interns are not cheap labour. Train them as future colleagues and the return is surprising.
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April 2, 2026 · Team and Culture
Team Building Is Not Just Dinner
We ate many dinners and relationships did not improve. Now we work in the morning and play in the afternoon.
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