Five Blogs – 1 March 2021

The (best) five blogs we can read today. Check them out.

3 significant costs of a disrespectful work culture
Written by: S. Chris Edmonds

The Ultimate Guide to Liars and Lying: Everyone Falls Into These 4 Types
Written by: Nir Eyal

Remote Community of Practice/Interest Checklist
Written by: Thomas Cagley

Faster, more efficient systems for finding and fixing regressions
Written by: Jian Zhang and Brian Keller

The Spec, But Why?
Written by: James Thomas

Quote of the day:
“You should both support each other. But only because you choose to support and be supported. Not because you feel obligated or entitled.” -Mark Manson

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Five Blogs – 21 July 2020

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It’s time to retire our test case management tools
Written by: Joep Schuurkes

Community Building
Written by: James Thomas

Continuous Testing: Defined
Written by: Matt Heusser

Make Productivity a Habit with Daily Planning
Written by: Dee Ann Pizzica

How Your Defensiveness Can Undermine Your Leadership
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Quote of the day:
“I don’t think any of us can speak frankly about pain until we are no longer enduring it” -Arthur Golden

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Five Blogs – 29 May 2020

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10 Things Every Developer Should Learn
Written by: Peter Christian Fraedrich

Why Online Testing Communities Bring Growth, Learning and Belonging
Written by: Rob Lambert

Five steps to successfully learn any test automation framework
Written by: Kevin Tuck

Rework Online Training Part 5: Design for Online Interaction
Written by: Johanna Rothman

Do You Have Time for Goals?
Written by: Steve Keating

Quote of the day:
“The best thing for being sad is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails.” -T.H. White

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Five Blogs – 19 February 2019

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Tech Is Splitting the U.S. Work Force in Two
Written by: Eduardo Porter

My Learning – Part 14 – Other sources
Written by: Erik Brickarp

Team Values: Teasing Them Out
Written by: James Thomas

Reflecting on leading a Testing Community of Practice Part II
Written by: Nicola Owen

Is It Ever Too Early For Automation?
Written by: Paul Grizzaffi

Quote of the day:
“A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world” -Leo Buscaglia

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Five Blogs – 18 January 2019

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Testing in production: Yes, you can (and should)
Written by: Charity Majors

Making the Case for Usability Testing in Agile Projects
Written by: Nishi Grover Garg

Keep Big Things Small
Written by: Jon Mertz

The Task at Hand vs The Time on Hand
Written by: Mike Vardy

3L’s of Self-Directed Learning: Insights from My TEDx Talk
Written by: Tanmay Vora

Quote of the day:
“Don’t talk about what you don’t know” -Alton Brown

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Five Blogs – 31 May 2018

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How Do I Convince My Manager I’m a Professional?
Written by: Karin Hurt

IoT for me: How the internet of things is personalizing medicine
Written by: Helena Lisachuk

Mob Programming Journey – The Start of the Start
Written by: Maaike Brinkhof

The Future of Coding Environments
Written by: Bob Marshall

Less Scrolling, More Living
Written by: Carla Thomas

Quote of the day:
“Anything that is of value in life only multiplies when it is given” -Deepak Chopra

Five Blogs – 15 February 2018

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Let’s talk about stress, baby – Part 2
Written by: Gil Zilberfeld

Companies Need More Than Two-Factor Authentication to Keep Users Safe
Written by: Sridhar Muppidi

Psychological safety, perspective and behavior
Written by: Mary Jo Asmus

Regression Testing Manifesto – Intent Over Implementation
Written by: Brendan Connolly

Communities of Practice
Written by: Jess Ingrassellino

Quote of the day:
“Above all, the best way to learn a language is to practice.” -Elena Goodsen

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Five Blogs – 14 February 2017

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Let’s stop calling them ‘soft skills’
Written by: Seth Godin

4 Questions to Ask Yourself and Your Team to Stay Focused on the Most Important Thing
Written by: David Dye

Community, Conferencing and a Call to Action
Written by: Pete Walen

6 Reasons Why QA Manager is the Job of the Future
Written by: Kevin Dunne

The Fear Behind the Scenes
Written by: Clarice Bouwer

Quote of the day:
“You cannot beat time; you can only enjoy it whenever possible, as it zooms by endlessly” -Matthew Quick

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Five Blogs – 28 December 2016

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5 Things To Plan Before Starting Each Week
Written by: Heidi Oran

A Different Way of Thinking About Productivity
Written by: James Clear

Building a Tester Community of Practice
Written by: Helena Beckert

Cynefin – Broadening the traditional approach to leadership and decision making
Written by: Michelle Major-Goldsmith

Is BDD testing? Answers and test strategy
Written by: Mark Winteringham

Quote of the day:
“If you don’t start somewhere, you’re gonna go nowhere” -Bob Marley

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Five Blogs – 14 December 2016

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Is BDD Testing? Collaboration and testers
Written by: Mark Winteringham

How Leaders Preserve Bias & How to Stop
Written by: Kate Nasser

Behind every strong leader is a strong community
Written by: Charles Vogl

Too Many Priorities? 3 Tips to Focus on What Matters Most
Written by: Randy Conley

5 Books that Changed My Life
Written by: Jason Lauritsen

Quote of the day:
“Tools support what you do. They shouldn’t drive what you do” -Kate Falanga

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