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Software Architecture: There Is No One Right Way
I spent some time perusing the programming stacks at Seattle’s main library today, and skimmed through some texts on software architecture. Perhaps the most interesting was 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts (ed. Richard Monson-Haefel). It’s a collection of various two-page thoughts from people who do software architecture from across t…
Why There Is Never Going To Be A Silver Bullet
There is no single, best way to solve business problems. Or career problems. Or project problems. Or marriage problems. Or any one type of problems.
You’d think that more than two decades after Fred Brooks told us that, at least in software, we would know that there is no silver bullet. The reason is simple:
Life is complex.
Most of the people shilling you an answer don’t even see that their…
Imaginist, Systemicist, and Getting Myself Wrong
In late November, while talking to my old partner about how the Seven Decision Making Approaches (or “languages of achievement”) are relevant to his current work problems, I suddenly realised something startling. For several years, I have been selling myself as either Imaginist or Empiricist, but delivering Systemicist results. The disconnect has been startling. It cleanly explains many of…
7 Decision Making Approaches: IMAGINIST / INTUITIONIST
[I continue my notes on Kinston & Algie's decision systems.]
As we continue with our exploration of the seven approaches to decision making that were originally developed by Jimmy Algie, reformulated by he and Warren Kinston, then extended by Warren [refs follow below], keep in mind that they can also be seen in two other ways.
Languages of Achievement: The words and syntax you use to talk…
McKinsey on how companies spend money
From “How Companies Spend Their Money” [PDF] (McKinsey Global Survey)
A survey of executives from around the world highlights how frequently — and why — a company’s resource allocation decisions go wrong.
Companies start off well, respondents say: senior executives are heavily involved in these decisions and routinely assess the prior performance of business units and the valu…
7 Decision Making Approaches: EMPIRICIST
Empiricists love data. Lots of data.Warren Kinston and Jimmy Algie posited that there are seven, and only seven, unique mindsets or approaches humans use when making decisions about action. This is conscious decision, not simply unconscious reaction based on stimula-response.I’ve got the full article available, although the quality is wanting. (See [2])
Warren Kinston and Jimmy Algie weren’t a…
Being Happy Makes You Less Productive. Sometimes.
Happy workers are better workers, right? Nope. At least not all the time. And maybe not even most of the time. Find out why. [Full Post]
Make Better Decisions By Being Emotional
If you’re not listening to your emotions, you’re likely making poor decisions. Here’s why.
Not a Team Player? They’ll Make Better Decisions With You
Teams need oddballs to help them make the best decisions. So being a team player is not necessarily a good thing, since a whole team of team players will lead to poorer decision making. Summary of recent research.