Change is Good

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Several years ago I found out that I was not really in charge of everything, or in control of very much. This lead me to Don’s Dismal Dilemma: How will I achieve my goals, when I’m not in charge or control? Physical systems follow patterns established eons...

Change and Stable Systems

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In response to “Change Quotients” Laurent Bossavit laurent_at_bossavit.com wrote: “Change quotients” prompted one particular thought – since I’m usually the person recommending a change, I tend to be more sensitive to lower...

Change Quotients

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Some wag said, “The only person who likes change is a wet baby.” Another favorite is “Everyone likes change, when someone else is doing it.” If change is so inevitable, why do people, teams and organizations experience so much difficulty...
Shifting the Burden – Whose Monkey is it?

Shifting the Burden – Whose Monkey is it?

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© Don Gray, 2005 – 2006 “Repeatedly curing a system that can cure itself will eventually create a system that can’t.” – Marvin’s Second Great Secret, Jerry Weinberg “Don, the software’s locked up again! Can you come up...
No Exit

No Exit

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Always have an exit strategy. ©2005 – 2009 Don Gray, Gerald M. Weinberg “The thought that disaster is impossible often leads to an unthinkable disaster.” – The Titanic Effect, The Secrets of Consulting, pg 95 Engelbert, the Software Engineering...