Michael LambertinTapendium EngineeringWhen midnight isn’t midnightThe Tapendium Engineering Team recently encountered a bug when submitting a request to a third-party API. The timestamp submitted with a…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
Michael LambertWhy Cold Approaches from Recruiters Miss the MarkIt’s a challenging market for recruiters at the moment. There are a lot of open roles, but not many candidates. It seems like some…Jun 4, 2021Jun 4, 2021
Michael LambertAlmost InclusiveLet me start by stating that I don’t drink alcohol. This isn’t due to religion, it isn’t due to alcoholism, it’s just purely a personal…Jun 2, 2021Jun 2, 2021
Michael LambertOur Leaders are FailingWelcome to the world of IT, a world in which we have significant problems with our leadership. This is by no means a problem at all…Jun 1, 2021Jun 1, 2021
Michael LambertTop Tips for Driving Your Career GrowthOn May 12, 2021 I sat down with Yana Martens to talk about driving career growth. This article is loosely based on what we discussed, but…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
Michael LambertSMART Goals, HARD Goals, OKRs: Which One When?Working at a variety of companies I’ve often been pushed to set goals or OKRs. In some companies it’s been dictated what I must use a…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
Michael LambertAre the 3 Scrum Questions Output Focussed or Outcome FocussedBefore the most recent release of the Scrum Guide there were 3 questions documented in the Daily Scrum section of the guide. These…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
Michael LambertDictating Scrum Alignment and the Meeting Room ProblemI’ve worked at a few organisations that have tried to coordinate their sprint length and the start and end days of each sprint. Although…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
Michael LambertWhat I Learnt Resigning as a Leader/ManagerBefore I get in to my learnings I feel it is important to cover off the difference between a leader and a manager, and why I included the…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
