Aaron Erickson author of The Nomadic Developer breathes the right kind of mindset
My life’s work is helping convert the best human capital into results for companies that empower both the knowledge workers who produce software, and the people in the companies whom we serve.
Its important to DEVELOP yours too.
How can you be sure that the right kind of mindset CANNOT be developed?
P.S. Aaron in the news - Robs comments
Surviving and Thriving as a Nomadic Developer
Rob Litjens at 10:50am July 7
@AE says "is a field guide" <<----- I like the word 'field'... it tells me "out of the head" and in reality @AE says "fight for a smaller and smaller slice of the corporate budget pie as part of an in-house IT group" <<--- thats why I left general motors in '82 <<--- about a year later it got outsourced @AE says "helps consultants become better at choosing good employers." <<--- this I believe is important to get very good at <---- especially in the smaller startup field <<-- BUT with the RIGHT plan and RISK awareness/negotiator Mindset <<--- this IS a solution to NOT getting pushed into backwater technology <<--- so with right mind a WIN/WIN for both consultant and resource strapped startup @AE says "The gains in productivity from paying a higher rate for a "10x developer" outweigh the imagined benefits of paying lower rates for middle-of-the-road developers" <<--- I think its also a creativity block with contractors who believe the ONLY way to stack their HOURLY RATE RETURN is with dollars <<---- true entrepreneurs KNOW their are many MORE ways of getting PAID than with money alone... <<--- This is more of the contractors creativity problem in my opinion @AE says "results orientation versus "resource per hour" orientation" <<---- I would also add <<---- a focus that goes beyond the immediate client and look to how (consultants expertise) can help them serve THEIR client better <<--- that will increase sales <<--- putting consultant on profit side of the P/L <<---- an example of this would be to REFER client to a VAR that has SOLVED an ISSUE (client has NOT identified and COSTS them sales) <<--- so consultant must do MORE than be code-cut-head.. and get a BUSINESS head
