Before anything other, I've given in and joined Substack. You can find me and a bunch of exclusive videos and writings at duena.substack.com and this article has its juicy bits continued on there if you care to have more behind-the-scenes-meat on the DevOps goss bone. I was (virtually) shown...
Let’s talk about work/life and the so-called “balance”. I wrote about this in my last book “People Before Tech” and I am exploring the many possible models that are being trialled in an effort to avoid WFAA in my upcoming “Tech-Led Culture” one as well of course. That said, let me tell you what...
Mass layoffs, political instability, dread about what hybrid will be on offer, burnout and post-pandemic stress disorder. Leadership that’s unfit for the new job. Confusion. Everyone’s mental health is suffering. Job satisfaction and experience long forgotten as topics. All this is too true to...
The traditional command-and-control approach to leadership, which emphasises strict hierarchies and a focus on maximising productivity above all else with little if any regard for the wellbeing of the teams that are intrinsic to achieving any performance, has been the norm in many organisations...
Have you ever heard of John Gottman, the Gottman institute or their ideas around conflict resolution and marriage success predicting factors? Probably not as let’s be honest, not many of us are big on self-improvement, bettering relationships and in general personal Human Work just as not many...
First off an apology to all the tops/ranks/awards that have included me on their "International Women's Day" top technologists today - I've decided I won't reshare those because while it's nice to be included, women-only lists are one of the ills we must overcome. I'll always welcome, repost and...
Yesterday’s article with its 4 simple points was seen as a gross oversimplification by some people. I would wager those people need the ambiguity that comes from the pump and circumstance of strict frameworks with big consultancy deck flavours of wooden language and in-actionable academic...
Apologies for the radio silence but between having to run around to some keynotes in Europe and finishing the manuscript for “Tech-Led Culture: Unlock the Full Potential of Your Business and People” it has been crazier than usual. It is now sent and the hard work of editing to capture what is...
First of all the reason for your blessed respite from my many ramblings is out of the way now as I finished the manuscript and sent it off. Whoop! Of course, there’s the editing remaining and editing a book which is practically about current events as it discusses the developing new paradigm of...
Everyone had a -possibly welcomed- break from hearing from me of late. Nothing like a book deadline and running a software company at the same time to focus the mind. That said I have to share some things with you. It seriously shouldn’t surprise the creator of the concept of HumanDebt but it...
Happy New Year! This is my first article of the entire year and I have to start with a spot of vulnerability and admit that I would have liked to have had good news such as “I’ve been silent forever but I’m done with the book” but I’m not. The reason why is trifold from what I can tell. Firstly...
Firstly I must warn you this is double posted - if, by any chance you subscribe to both newsletters I apologise, you’ll see it twice, so ignore it once -at least :)- Secondly, I’ve had a bit of analysis paralysis on this end-of-year article no less because writing fervently on my upcoming book...
