SPaMCAST 755 - Engagement, Hierarchy, and Fatalism, Making Mistakes, Essays and Conversations

<p dir="ltr">SPaMCAST 755 features an essay on the relationship between engagement, hierarchy, and fatalism based on a discussion of the topic between the SPaMCAST Columnists. The ideas of hierarchy, engagement, and fatalism struck a nerve within the SPaMCAST family. To a person, the prevailing attitude is that hierarchy has value, but only to a point. </p> <p dir="ltr">Jon M Quigley joins the cast in the second slot this week with a discussion about making mistakes. Learning from mistakes is important but making the same mistake over and over is not a sign that you are learning. </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Re-read Saturday News!</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">This week we finish the re-read Chapter 5 of <a href= "https://amzn.to/3JZ92ti">Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow</a> by Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais. As noted last week, Chapter 5 is a powerhouse. This week, let's examine some of the behaviors that the four fundamental team topologies exhibit. Understanding how teams structured in this manner should behave will also be useful for understanding which team type delivers the most value to the organization in a specific context.</p> <p dir="ltr">Buy a copy and read along! - <a href= "https://amzn.to/3JZ92ti">Team Topologies: Organizing Business And Technology Teams For Fast Flow</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Previous Installments:</p> <p dir="ltr">Week 1: <a href="http://bit.ly/3nHGkW4">Front Matter and Logistics</a> – <a href= "http://bit.ly/3nHGkW4">http://bit.ly/3nHGkW4</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Week 2: <a href="https://bit.ly/3zGGyQf">The Problem With Org Charts</a> – <a href= "https://bit.ly/3zGGyQf">https://bit.ly/3zGGyQf</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Week 3:  <a href= "https://bit.ly/3muTVQE">Conway’s Law and Why It Matters</a> - <a href= "https://bit.ly/3muTVQE">https://bit.ly/3muTVQE</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Week 4: <a href="https://bit.ly/3H9xRSC">Team First Thinking</a> - <a href= "https://bit.ly/3H9xRSC">https://bit.ly/3H9xRSC</a> </p> <p dir="ltr">Week 5: <a href="https://bit.ly/40Q6eF2"