Five Blogs – 20 March 2023

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

To Curb Burnout, Design Jobs to Better Match Employees’ Needs
Written by: Michael P. Leiter and Christina Maslach

Metrics, models and conversations
Written by: Joep Schuurkes

How to Tell When It’s Time to Resign From Your Leadership Position
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Meet Me Halfway
Written by: James Thomas

Chinese hackers are getting more sophisticated with their attacks, report says
Written by: Ines Kagubare

Quote of the day:
“Until we know the assumptions in which we are drenched, we cannot know ourselves.” -Adrienne Rich

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Five Blogs – 10 February 2023

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Why Test Automation Projects Fail (and How We Might Succeed)
Written by: Michael Bolton

Logical Fallacies for Testers II: The Sunk-Cost Fallacy
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

12 Simple Ways To Recognize Your Remote Employees Successfully
Written by: Lolly Daskal

NIST Standardizes Ascon Cryptographic Algorithm for IoT and Other Lightweight Devices
Written by: Ravie Lakshmanan

Self-Righteousness Isn’t A Strategy
Written by: Greg Satell

Quote of the day:
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” -Albert Einstein

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Five Blogs – 2 February 2023

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Our work management tools are limiting our imagination
Written by: Joep Schuurkes

5 Principles for Quality at Speed
Written by: Antoine Craske

The Five S’s create a structure for test automation
Written by: Mike Harris

You Didn’t Get Here by Accident
Written by: Randy Gage

How Too Much Grit Can Derail Your Leadership Success
Written by: Lolly Daskal

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Overcoming the Frustration Challenge
Written by: Steve Keating

Why Engineering Managers Should Let Their Quality Engineers Embrace Conflict To Improve The Product.
Written by: Vernon Richards

Quote of the day:
“Fear gets you nowhere. Take every enriching opportunity that comes your way.” -Unknown

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Five Blogs – 1 February 2023

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Logical Fallacies for Testers I: The Causal Fallacy
Written by: Kristin Jackvony

An Introductory Guide to Web Performance Testing
Written by: Maria Cruz

How Engineering Managers Can Support Testers Even When You Think You Don’t Need To
Written by: Vernon Richards

My critique of “the Spotify Model”: Part 2
Written by: Jason Yip

Leadership Luck
Written by: Steve Keating

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How the Best Leaders Help their Remote Employees Thrive
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Quote of the day:
“Not every situation deserves a reaction from you” -Mel Robbins

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Five Blogs – 26 January 2023

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Quality is a Process — Baking in Quality in Software Development
Written by: Michael Connolly

What privacy can get you
Written by: David Ruiz

How Understanding The Structure Of A Coaching Conversation Can Help You Test More Effectively
Written by: Vernon Richards

4 Simple Things You Can Do When You’ve Been Laid Off
Written by: Lolly Daskal

Hackers Use Shapeshifting Tactics to Steal Information Stealing Malware
Written by: Gurubaran

Quote of the day:
“When grief is deepest, words are fewest.” -Ann Voskamp

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Five Blogs – 1 December 2022

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Elon Musk Eliminated Remote Work Because Working From Home “Doesn’t Work”
Written by: Luay Rahil

Microservices Testing Strategies — Part 3
Written by: Onur Baskirt

1-2-3 model to test coverage
Written by: Maaret Pyhäjärvi

Stop talking about testing
Written by: Bart van Herck

5 risks of AI and machine learning that modelops remediates
Written by: Isaac Sacolick

Quote of the day:
“Now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” -John Steinbeck

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Five Blogs – 22 November 2022

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Mastodon users vulnerable to password-stealing attacks
Written by: Jessica Haworth

6 Conversations Your Team Is Avoiding That Will Prevent Them From Delivering And Improving
Written by: Vernon Richards

Why enterprises are getting zero trust wrong
Written by: Tim Keary

Epics, Features and User Stories
Written by: Mike Cohn

Work Solo or Collaborate? How to Choose Based on What Benefits You
Written by: Johanna Rothman

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Where Authentic Leaders Invest Their Time
Written by: Steve Keating

Quote of the day:
“I exist in two places,here and where you are.” -Margaret Atwood

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Five Blogs – 14 November 2022

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Some probing questions related to Software testing
Written by: Balaji Santhanagopalan

Ransomware attacks: is there a case for paying up?
Written by: Hannah Murphy

Weird Things Most People Don’t Know About Software Testing
Written by: Vernon Richards

New Report Reveals The Pervasiveness Of Accent Biases At Work
Written by: Adi Gaskell

How Entrepreneurs Can Have Work-Life Balance Today
Written by: Christine Lynn

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Create More Management Ease with Continuous Flow and Lower WIP: Aging First
Written by: Johanna Rothman

Quote of the day:
“We’re stronger in the places that we’ve been broken” -Ernest Hemingway

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Five Blogs – 11 November 2022

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Kent Becks 3X Model and Quality (a quality coach perspective)
Written by: Anne-Marie Charrett

Rising cost of cyber attacks sends insurance policy charges soaring
Written by: Oliver Ralph

The types of software testing
Written by: Jolivé Hodehou

Why Your Idea Will Probably Fail To Survive Victory
Written by: Greg Satell

A Position of Leadership
Written by: Steve Keating

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20 Do’s and Don’ts When Recruiting Testers When You Aren’t Used To Hiring Them That Will Increase Your Odds Of A Successful Hire
Written by: Vernon Richards

Quote of the day:
“Too often, feelings arrive too soon, waiting for thoughts that often come too late.” -Dejan Stojanovic

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Five Blogs – 7 November 2022

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Incremental Design with Standards-Based Products
Written by: Bill Wake

Second verse, same as the first…
Written by: Keith Klain

What will come after “agile”?
Written by: Mike Harris

Clean Code Architecture – Testing Considerations
Written by: Venkat Ramakrishnan

Multi-factor auth fatigue is real – and it’s why you may be in the headlines next
Written by: Jeff Burt

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Your 3-Step Guide To Creating A Test Plan
Written by: Vernon Richards

Quote of the day:
“You understood that the ocean loves you regardless of what you breathe” -Mariam Zaher

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