All posts by: Thomas Cagley

How To Be A Stoic Re-read, Chapter 13, Love and Friendship, Week 14

This is the second to the last chapter of How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci.  The question of which book we should re-read next naturally comes to mind... Read More

Symptoms Are Not The Root Cause Of Pain, New Team Mates, Essays and Conversation with Susan Parente, SPaMCAST 842

In January of 2024, JRoss Publishing brought Mastering Work Intake by Jeremy Willets and I to the world. The activities supporting the book have been a blast! One of the... Read More

How To Be A Stoic Re-read, Chapter 12, How To Deal With Anger, Anxiety, And Loneliness, Week 13

This is an interesting chapter to be re-reading in early November 2024. Anger, anxiety, and loneliness are difficult topics because they are personal. It is easy to take a myopic... Read More

Open Source, Learning, Careers, and Leadership with Gorkem Ercan, SPaMCAST 841

We are back from our adventure and our trips down memory lane (at least for a while). Today we feature our interview with Gorkem Ercan. We discussed open source, leadership,... Read More

How To Be A Stoic Re-read, Chapter 11 On Death and Suicide, Week12

Chapter 11, On Death and Suicide, begins Part 3 of How To Be A Stoic.  Death and suicide are not popular conversation topics at lunch even during the worst project.... Read More

Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 12, Chapter 11: Saving The El Faro and Final Notes

The crew at the Software Process and Measurement Blog and Podcast is off on a bit of an adventure. We are sharing the conclusion of Made to Stick to provide... Read More

Revisiting Made to Stick, Re-read Saturday, Week 11, Final Thoughts

The crew at the Software Process and Measurement Blog and Podcast is off on a bit of an adventure. We are sharing the conclusion of Made to Stick to provide... Read More

Revisiting 2019 With Al Shalloway, SPaMCAST 837

The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew are off for an adventure. We will be back on December 8th with new content. In the interim, we share four gems from... Read More

Revisiting Team Topologies, Re-read Saturday, Week 11 – Conclusion The Next-Generation Digital Operating Model

On June 16, 2023, we completed the re-read of  Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow. The crew at the Software Process and Measurement Blog and Podcast... Read More

How To Be A Stoic Re-read, Chapter 10: Disability And Mental Illness, Week 11

The author begins this chapter of How To Be A Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci reminding us that Stoicism’s goal is to help people live the best life possible.  He uses... Read More