#continuous-improvement — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #continuous-improvement, aggregated by home.social.
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Kindness at Work: A Different Kind of #ContinuousImprovement
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“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” – Albert Einstein
Technical careers are long, while specific technologies are temporary. The most valuable lessons are often problem-solving skills, communication, learning strategies, and systems thinking. Those remain useful long after a framework is obsolete.
💬 Which skill from earlier in your career still pays dividends today?
#ContinuousImprovement #DevGrowth #SoftSkills
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“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” – Alvin Toffler
Technical careers demand continuous adaptation. Languages, frameworks, and best practices evolve constantly. The ability to replace outdated assumptions with new knowledge is often more valuable than mastering any single technology.
💬 What is something you had to consciously unlearn as your career progressed?
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How can you continuously improve your work life? Designing and conducting a regular work life review can work wonders.
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“The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.” – William Gibson
Many technologies that seem revolutionary have often existed for years in smaller niches. The challenge for engineers is not spotting trends, but understanding when a technology becomes practical for real-world use. Timing can matter as much as technical merit.
💬 Which technology do you think is approaching its tipping point?
#DevThinking #SoftwareArchitecture #DevGrowth #ContinuousImprovement
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“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” – Frank Zappa
Established practices provide stability, but innovation often starts by questioning assumptions. Whether introducing Rust into a legacy environment or changing a development process, meaningful improvements usually require challenging existing norms.
💬 When did questioning a standard approach lead to a better outcome?
#DevGrowth #ContinuousImprovement #Leadership #DevThinking
Photo by Suzanne D. Williams on Unsplash
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From the Leanpub Blog: Leanpub Book LAUNCH 🚀 10 Steps to Flow: A Practical Novel for Software Delivery Leaders by Plamen Balkanski
#books #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #softwaredelivery #agilecoaching #devops #teamtopologies #continuousimprovement
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NEW! Leanpub Book LAUNCH 🚀 10 Steps to Flow: A Practical Novel for Software Delivery Leaders by Plamen Balkanski
#books #leanpublishing #selfpublishing #softwaredelivery #agilecoaching #devops #teamtopologies #continuousimprovement
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How Do You Stay Productive When You Don’t Feel Motivated?
Motivation feels great when it appears.Work becomes easier.Goals feel exciting.Progress feels natural.The problem is that motivation is unpredictable.Some days it is strong.Other days it disappears completely.Many people assume that successful entrepreneurs, creators, and business owners are always motivated.The reality is very different.Most successful people experience the same lack of motivation as everyone else.The difference is that they have learned how to remain productive even when […] -
“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” – Albert Einstein
Memorizing frameworks, APIs, or design patterns is useful, but understanding the underlying principles creates lasting value. Engineers who understand trade-offs can adapt when technologies change. Knowledge ages; understanding scales.
💬 Where has understanding fundamentals helped you more than specific tools?
#DevThinking #ContinuousImprovement #SoftwareArchitecture #DevGrowth
Photo by Daria Nepriakhina on Unsplash
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Why Is Delayed Gratification Becoming a Superpower in the Digital Age?
Modern technology has made instant gratification easier than at any point in human history.Entertainment is available within seconds.Food can be ordered with a few taps.Products can arrive the next day.Information can be accessed immediately.Social media delivers constant streams of content designed to capture attention and provide instant rewards.While these conveniences offer many benefits, they have also created an environment where patience is becoming increasingly rare.This is why […] -
Why Do Most People Give Up Right Before Success?
One of the most frustrating realities of success is that it often becomes visible only after a long period of uncertainty.People see the successful business.They see the growing audience.They see the profitable product.They see the achievements.What they rarely see are the months or years spent working without obvious results.This creates an interesting question.Why do so many people give up right before success?The answer often comes down to expectations.Many people start new projects with […] -
Why Do Successful People Focus on Consistency Instead of Motivation?
Motivation is often treated as the secret ingredient behind success.Books are written about it. Videos are created about it. Social media feeds are filled with motivational quotes designed to inspire action. Many people believe that successful individuals achieve extraordinary results because they are constantly motivated.The reality is usually very different.Most successful people do not rely heavily on motivation. Instead, they focus on consistency.This distinction may seem small, but it […] -
In the #Spirit of #ContinuousImprovement; I'd like to #Propose the #Formation of the #LGBTQUIAX+RS@ #Community...
#Lesbian;
#Gay;
#BiSexual;
#Transgender;
#QUeer <<#DeepBreath>>;
#Intersex;
#Asexual #Allies;
#XMen;
#OtherNonHeterosexualPeople; and/or,
#RallySport#VroomVRoom | The #EternallyEvolving #BadScrabbleHand
I'll #AlsoAlsoAdd... #QuoteToots; #StillQuiteCool...
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#WhateverHappenedTo #vmst #NoOneCares #NoOneDied #MyOwnDevices #EULaw #PublicDomain #SoVeryPublic #TheFediverseRemembers #NoALTTextRequired #NoAgeVerificationRequired
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” - Will Durant
Great software is rarely the result of a single brilliant decision. It emerges from consistent habits: writing tests, reviewing code carefully, documenting decisions, and refactoring when needed. Architecture quality is often the accumulated result of small daily actions.
💬 Which engineering habit has had the biggest impact on your work?
#ContinuousImprovement #DevGrowth #SoftwareArchitecture
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For the #InfoQ20 campaign, we're revisiting an idea that feels even more relevant today: #NoProjects.
Evan Leybourn & Shane Hastie make the case for a different model - one where teams are accountable for outcomes, focused on customer delight, business impact, and value for all stakeholders.
The organizations that win don't just complete projects - they continuously learn, adapt & deliver value.
📖 Free Download: https://bit.ly/3xPHUKJ
#ProductManagement #Agile #ContinuousImprovement #BusinessAgility
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Lessons Learnt from Our BI Journey: From Open Source to SDV Products Development
@canasdiaz and I shared lessons from our BI journey at the @EclipseSDV webinar — from open source to automotive. Methodology, real use cases, and hard-won lessons on data, metrics, and insights.
#businessintelligence #dataanalytics #continuousdelivery #continuousimprovement #dorametrics
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All Lean Books and Where to Find Them
https://lakesare.brick.do/all-lean-books-and-where-to-find-them-x2nYwjM3AwBQ
#HackerNews #LeanBooks #LeanMethodology #BookRecommendations #ReadingList #ContinuousImprovement
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Dear #agile community on #Mastodon: I need honest, brutal feedback.
I wrote the Work-Feedback Loop: a thinking model to diagnose where agile work actually breaks down. Not a framework. A diagnostic tool.
It's a long read. Big ask, I know.
Tell me where the thinking is weak, unclear, or wrong. And if you think it has merit, share it with people who'd challenge it further.https://no-bullshit-agile.com/wfl/
Boosts very welcome.
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Your annual performance review is useless. Your manager barely knows what you did last month — let alone last year.
Try this instead: let people choose 3 peers to give them feedback every 6 months. No report to management. No grades. Just honest growth conversations in a safe space.
#feedback #agile #leadership #teamwork #continuousimprovement
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How can you continuously improve your work life? Designing and conducting a regular work life review can work wonders.
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How can you continuously improve your work life? Designing and conducting a regular work life review can work wonders.
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As we welcome 2026, New Year’s Eve reminds us of innovation and precision. From synchronized fireworks to massive celebrations, logistics and real-time coordination ensure the magic arrives at midnight. Like IoT in manufacturing, it’s a symbol of reflection and continuous improvement. Every countdown is a new beginning—embrace change, efficiency, and growth in the year ahead. Wishing you a bold, inspiring, and innovative 2026! #NewYearsEve #Innovation #ContinuousImprovement #2026
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Getting control of mornings
Staring this month, I’m making another large change to how I’m structuring my mornings. For as long as I can remember I’ve woken up about 5:30. There’s variability, but it’s a rare morning if I’m not actually awake, vertical and puttering towards my desk by 6:00. Unfortunately, for what might be two years now, what I’ve been doing upon reaching my desk has been an every-morning battle between my intention, and what I had actually set myself up for.
My intention was: Do self-focusing, restorative things. Meditate, some movement [yoga, mobility, etc.], maybe a quiet podcast, then do my reflection reading, and write in my journal. Then “surface, ” which means waking up a computer and checking in on a variety of places—multiple email programs, web sites, etc., to get a pulse for what today looks like. Checking the calendar to verify appointments, calls, etc.. And then, at 6:30 exactly, Tracy and I would have a quick morning meeting to compare our days. We’d discuss the day’s activities, meals, chores, our respective meetings, etc.. Each morning I make up a very crude, quick listing of things for the day, in a very small notebook that I carry around. But what actually happened was that, because I use a program to track everything, and I need to look some stuff up to fill out my little notebook to start my day, I’d end up starting by just peeking into one or two things… and bam! It’s 6:30 meeting time. Dammit.
I’ve come to the conclusion that I must begin the morning without any devices. (Pretty sure that’s safe to do without checking with my doctor, since it was fine for the first 25 years of my life, right?)
Have our evening meeting, figure out the basic layout of tomorrow, and jot my notes in my little notebook. In the morning, get up, gather my coffee, and start my day with the little notebook. No phone for podcasts, nor music… just me and my notebook. We shall see.
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Possibly worthy of a tattoo
As usual, I was reading a “this day in…” journal entry of mine, from a too-recent year. I found one of my unfortunately-too-frequent pages of pissed-off scribbling. And just smack-at-the-bottom was this:
If something is important, DO IT NOW,
if not, DO SOMETHING IMPORTANT.Clearly that’s a kissing-cousin to the Eisenhower “method”. Partly, I like to sprinkle in Wikipedia links to see how easily you are distracted. But more so in this case, because it isn’t even Eisenhower’s idea.
Where might I tattoo this? I was thinking directly on my corneas would be a good place; The first half on one, the second half on the other. It would be like those “floaters” you find in your eye. It would be a true, subliminal message. (Grammar geeks: It would also be a truly subliminal message.)
I can think of no situation where that guidance would fail me, because the sub-text is: What, right now, is actually the important thing to do? Maybe taking a nap, or eating popcorn with a movie, really is important [for my mental health]. Or maybe the important thing is to up-end my day and go all-in helping someone do something.
Maybe the tatoo should be: IS THIS IMPORTANT?
Pop quiz: Grab a writing instrument and write, in cursive, the word, “scribbling.” For an extra 5 points, write in cursive—on the first try, without looking it up—the capitals: H, K, Q and G.
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#ContinuousImprovement #DwightDEisenhower #Handwriting -
Incessant
I’m on a streak about my problems and weaknesses, and today I have another one: Incessant, incremental improvement. I need to learn that sometimes it’s best to leave well-enough alone. My drive for continuous improvement causes me problems in two ways.
First, not every conceived improvement turns out to be so in the end. It’s more like a random walk experiment; One step forward, one step forward, one step forward, two steps back! The setbacks stick in my craw and I get fixated on the thing I was tinkering with. I had good enough, better, ok wow, awesome… and the setback to ‘better’ just feels unbearable. My favorite though is the setback to now it’s totally broken.
Second, I expend huge amounts of mental effort and time looking for incremental improvements. I can take this quest to batshit-crazy levels. Sometimes I manage to see or experience something and not start thinking of ways to change it. Sometimes. It’s rare. There’s no peace nor serenity when your mind is always ticking looking for improvements.
As usual, more questions and observations than answers today.
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#ContinuousImprovement #SelfAcceptance