Myka’s Progress

Myka has been going to school for 3 months now and she seems happy and excited to go. When I wake her up around 8 to 8:30 am and tell her she is going to school she would happily get up and say ‘School! School!’ in a British way (shool). 😀

Lately after bath time she would snatch her diaper and pants from me and run to the other room. Apparently, she wants to be put her diaper and pants all by herself. I can hear her grunting and getting frustrated but she doesn’t give up. Often times I feel the urge to come to her rescue and help her but she won’t be happy and push me away. So I help her by not helping her. I need her to feel more confident about doing things on her own and be more independent. 🙂

I realized that it is smart to raise an independent child. One of my former students who visited us this summer was very surprised that Myka eats on her own without being spoonfed. This also encouraged her son to eat by himself because they used Myka as his role model. That was nice 🙂

Leading a Team of Software Engineers

I have been an Associate Manager for almost 3 years now. I have been learning the ropes in management. It’s been a breeze planning the work of a team of 4, but now that my manager is temporarily away and unable to work, I am left with 5 additional team members to manage and reporting to higher bosses.

I am reflecting and trying to think of smarter ways to increase my own productivity and the team’s. We have targets we need to meet and we also need to be able to quickly resolve Production issues as they arise.

Now, more than ever, my people and time management skills are needed. I also need to adapt and find ways to ensure high quality code is delivered to Production in every release so that we are not stressed out with issues. And of course, so we maintain or increase client satisfaction with our product.

This weekend, I will set aside some time to think of producing highly effective and productive teams of software developers.