53. Great Scott!!! An interview with Doc Norton

This week international speaker, author, consultant, prolific tweeter, and general badass, Doc Norton joins the show to talk about his ideas on everything from team culture to how he really feels about best practices.

Doc shares some valuable insights about software best practices, his philosophy on striving for perfection (spoiler alert, you can’t), team culture, and using overly complex language when we should be speaking more simply.

Topics:
• 04:16 – Doc’s Twitter philosophy
• 09:19 – Big orgs are resilient in the worst way
• 15:22 – The Culture is what’s left behind.
• 16:20 – The process itself doesn’t matter
• 17:42 – Psychological safety
• 18:40 – We’re inventing shit.
• 20:17 – Be a good person first
• 22:22 – What was there before Agile?
• 29:40 – We often start with a vague question
• 30:24 – Should we strive for perfection?
• 31:28 – Best practices are bullsit
• 34:50 – Stop using overly complex language!

Helpful Links:
• docondev.com
• Escape Velocity: Better Metrics for Agile Teams
• Agile 2022

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About Doc
Doc is a software delivery professional working to make the world of software development a better place. His experience covers a wide range of development topics. Doc declares expertise in no single language or methodology and is immediately suspicious of anyone who declares such expertise.

A frequent and well-rated international speaker, Doc is passionate about helping others become better developers, working with teams to improve delivery, and building great organizations. In his role at OnBelay, Doc is provided opportunities to realize his passion every day.

If you want Doc to come speak at your event, let him know.

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