„All of this, it is imperative to add, takes on special urgency in the face of the change we will confront in the near future. One Oxford study suggests that fully 50 percent of American white-collar jobs are at risk to artificial intelligence in the next twenty years. And that includes the high end of the labor force. As Nicholas Carr said in „The Glass Cage: Automation and Us“, „The intellectual…“ 1/
(Foreword to Rich Sheridan‘s „Chief Joy Officer“)
„It is evident that many national institutions and dogmas, however effective they may once have been, are now in need of change. No nation is yet well-fitted to the world of the twenty-first century. The challenge then is not in selective glorification of the past, or in defending the national icons, but in devising a path that will carry us through a time of great mutual peril. To accomplish…“ 1/
Carl Sagan in „Billions & Billions“ (1997)
„Most software development practices in common use today are seriously outdated and ineffective. This situation arises from lack of initial education, lack of continuing professional development, lack of time for personal improvement, lack of professional standards, treatment of software as a craft rather than as an engineering discipline, and many other reasons. […] The benefits of creating a true profession of…“ 1/
„When speed becomes the measure of performance it governs the way we experience our lives as well as the quality of our lives. Speed becomes a reason to settle for lower quality and ignore our desires. A friend, Meg Wheatley, told me about a poet who agreed to publish a poem on a very tight deadline. When she asked how he could do that, he said, "All I have to do is lower my standards."“
(Peter Block in „The Answer To How Is Yes“)
„My point is that urgency is about time. Importance is not. Things that are important are long-term. Things that are urgent are short-term. Structure is long-term. Therefore, it is important. Behavior is short-term. Therefore, it is merely urgent. So, structure, the important stuff, comes first. Behavior is secondary. Your boss might not agree with that priority, but that’s because it’s not your boss’s...“ 1/
👏 In case you are looking for more #AlexThuBook might be worth a look - or my overall reading list, which is located here:
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🤓📚👋, Alex
My journey through the field of professional software development has been guided by multiple travel guides. Their knowledge and support can be requested at the bookstore of your trust (disclaimer: in the best scenario the company’s name does not include the name of a river). Make sure to really internalize that there are many travel […]
„Hier ist ein konkretes Beispiel für ein solches Prinzip, welches in der Organisationsentwicklung - und insbesondere in der Entwicklung zur Selbstorganisation - von zentraler Bedeutung ist: Es besteht ein dynamisches Gleichgewicht zwischen Struktur im Außen und Struktur im Inneren. Wenn ein Team äußere Organisationsstrukturen und -prozesse reduziert, müssen die Teammitglieder mehr Strukturen in ihrem Inneren aufbauen. Umgekehrt gilt: Wenn ein…“ 1/
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„Hierarchie ist eine Ideologie, genau wie der Homo oeconomicus. Den hat auch noch keiner gesehen.“
(„Hierarchy is an ideology, just as the Homo oeconomicus. Neither were seen by anyone.“)
(Götz W. Werner, Founder)
„Somehow he [W. Edwards Deming] had said in a sentence what I had struggled to put into four hundred pages. It is amazing, I thought, how clear and direct you can be when you reach the end of your years (Deming was then almost 90). As I took in the totality of what he had written, I slowly started to realize he had unveiled a deeper layer of connections, and a bigger task, than I had previously…“ 1/
(Peter M. Senge in „The Fifth Discipline“)
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