https://robinbb.com/blog/ Recent content for: robinbb en-us Robin Bate Boerop Copyright 2026 by Robin Bate Boerop. All rights reserved. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://robinbb.com/blog/a-new-daily-blog/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/a-new-daily-blog/ https://robinbb.com/blog/mission-defines-success/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/mission-defines-success/ The purpose of a software team is to complete a mission. If you are a software team leader, your success is defined by the accomplishment of that mission; you must own the result 100%. https://robinbb.com/blog/motivating-psychological-safety/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/motivating-psychological-safety/ Why software team leaders should create psychologically safe work environments. https://robinbb.com/blog/your-dev-team-needs-a-mission/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/your-dev-team-needs-a-mission/ Teams exist to complete a mission. If you are a software team leader, you must ensure that the team's mission is well defined and clearly communicated. Without a clear mission, your team’s ability to make decisions is grossly impeded, as is your ability to set goals and measure progress. https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-repeat-yourself-often/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-repeat-yourself-often/ A tip for software team leaders: to communicate clearly and to lead effectively, repeat yourself often. https://robinbb.com/blog/toxic-developers-destroy-productivity/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/toxic-developers-destroy-productivity/ If you are the leader of a software team, then you have heard of the legendary 10x developer - the superstar worker. To improve your team's productivity, learn this: replacing an average worker with a superstar worker is not nearly as effective as removing a toxic worker. It’s not even close. Toxic workers destroy productivity. https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-stop-solving-your-teams-problems/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-stop-solving-your-teams-problems/ If you lead a software team, and a team member has a problem, you may be tempted to solve it. Maybe you shouldn’t. This is an opportunity for more than a solved problem. https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-they-dont-have-to-like-you/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-they-dont-have-to-like-you/ Are you a software leader worried that the team members don’t like you? You can stop worrying. They don’t have to like you. They just have to trust you. https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-coaching-means-giving-less-advice/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-coaching-means-giving-less-advice/ A tip for software team leaders: coaching well means giving less advice. https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-negotiate-achievable-goals/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-negotiate-achievable-goals/ Leaders must ensure that the software team's goals are achievable. https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-routinely-develop-your-influence/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/tip-routinely-develop-your-influence/ On a software team, leaders should make the development of social influence routine. https://robinbb.com/blog/code-is-not-an-asset/ Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/code-is-not-an-asset/ Explains that software source code is a liability, not an asset. https://robinbb.com/blog/employees-are-more-important-than-customers-and-investors/ Wed, 23 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/employees-are-more-important-than-customers-and-investors/ Employee engagement is more important than your customers, and more important than your investors. This article explains why. https://robinbb.com/blog/leadership-references/ Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/leadership-references/ A list of useful references on the concept of leadership. https://robinbb.com/blog/essential-leadership-techniques-in-wfh/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/essential-leadership-techniques-in-wfh/ Learn essential leadership techniques for remote work. https://robinbb.com/blog/wfh-essentials-cheat-sheet/ Thu, 13 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/wfh-essentials-cheat-sheet/ Use this cheat sheet as a checklist for the essential needs of teams making a change to working-from-home (WFH). These are recommended minimum requirements for WFH. Companion to the Skills Matter talk of 13 August 2020. https://robinbb.com/blog/trust/ Sun, 09 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/trust/ This is a primer on the concept of trust for software teams. https://robinbb.com/blog/engagement-for-software-teams/ Sun, 02 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/engagement-for-software-teams/ A primer on employee engagement for new leaders. https://robinbb.com/blog/questions-for-measuring-engagement/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/questions-for-measuring-engagement/ Suggestions for choice of questions and question phrasing for measuring software team engagement. https://robinbb.com/blog/leadership/ Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/leadership/ A primer on the concept of leadership. https://robinbb.com/blog/motivating-engagement/ Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/motivating-engagement/ Why care about employee engagement on software teams?" https://robinbb.com/blog/what-is-nix/ Mon, 11 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/what-is-nix/ This article defines the terms Nix, NixOS, Nixpkgs, and Nix expression. https://robinbb.com/blog/install-nix-on-macos-catalina/ Sat, 22 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/install-nix-on-macos-catalina/ How to install Nix on macOS 15 (Catalina). https://robinbb.com/blog/userevents-acquisition/ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Robin Bate Boerop https://robinbb.com/blog/userevents-acquisition/ The business UserEvents was acquired by LiveOps in January of 2014.