by darrell.odonnell | Nov 12, 2016 | Leadership
Taken just outside the cemetery at Bretteville sur Laize – in a farmer’s field. 2,958 WWII vets lie there, 2,871 are Canadian. I visited in 2014. Silence, amazement, pride, horror and respect all factored in to that visit. This story is not about me. It’s...
by darrell.odonnell | Jun 30, 2015 | Agile, Business Owner, Leadership, Mentoring
Is your software team driving you crazy? Are they telling you no all the time? Were they amazingly fast in the past but now they are slow as hell? As a business owner you’d think your software team would want to meet your needs – but they’re not. And...
by darrell.odonnell | May 30, 2015 | Business Owner, Leadership, Mentoring
“At times I’d just lay – wide awake and terrified.” All because her software team had basically mutinied. They weren’t responding to her business needs. As a business owner she was the one paying for this supposedly high end software team. And they ignored her....
by darrell.odonnell | May 2, 2015 | Business Owner, General Tech Trends, Leadership
“When harnessed correctly, technology can enhance lives through healthful behaviours that improve our relationships, make us smarter, and increase productivity.” – Nir Eyal
by darrell.odonnell | Feb 25, 2015 | Agile, Leadership
Short one today… I lead many different development teams. I am constantly asked how I can lead and assist so many teams. The answer is quite simple. I allow them to lead themselves. I see my role as a leader to be enabling the teams to grow – to push them...
by darrell.odonnell | Nov 29, 2014 | Agile, Leadership
I haven’t held a Product Manager title but I have worked in (and founded) many places that needed a definition of what a Product Manager is – from being a low-level engineer to Founder and CTO. I certainly could have benefited from reading through –...
