Software developers found a new methodology called Agile.
Imagine you hire a contractor to renovate your entire house while you’re still living in it. The Agile approach is for the contractor to work on one room at a time. This allows you to continue living there, and the contractor can adapt as they go. “Do you like this tile? Should we move the sink here?” Change it if needed.
At its core, Agile is about iterations. Start small or with basic functionality, and then add more features or change stuff that doesn’t work. The benefits of this approach dovetail nicely with software development because it’s just typing — it can be changed easily and infinitely.
Remote work has enabled a new paradigm that more tightly integrates workers’ professional and personal lives. You don’t need a tie. You can take the call from the 6th-grade orchestra concert. Your morning doesn’t require you to be up at 4:30, so you can beat the traffic at 5 am.
But none of these new paradigms are a license to be unprofessional.
Show up on time.
Take criticism.
Do what needs to be done.
Do what you say you’re gonna do.
Develop and apply the skills required.
Think about where you’re going.
Help others on the team.
Look the part.
Act the part.
Be available.
Design the outcome.
Who does a professional in your line of work need to be?
