Knowledge
This knowledge section of the website includes knowledge that has been harvested from charterships, courses, research, talks and books.
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The documents fall into 7 categories as follows:
- Software Engineering and Development
- Leadership, Teamwork and Organisational Culture
- Product, Innovation and Strategy
- Psychology, Behaviour and Emotional Intelligence
- Learning, Coaching and Professional Development
- Communication, Influence and Storytelling
- Inclusion and Parenting
Software Engineering and Development
| Content | One sentence summary | Type of Content | GenAI / Ange |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 languages in 7 weeks | Explores the uses of 7 languages: Ruby, IO, Prolog, Scala, Erlang, Clojure and Haskell. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Agile Testing | Lisa Crispin's latest thinking on testing. Key takeaway is the 4 quadrant business, tech, manual, automated matrix of testing | Book Summary | Ange |
| Algorithms and Data Structures | Course notes from arguably the most important computer science subject; Algorithms and Data Structures. | Course Notes | Publisher |
| BDD in Action | A practical guide to Behaviour-Driven Development that shows teams how to collaborate effectively by writing specifications in plain language that become automated tests. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Clean Code | Guide to coding practices that help developers create software that is easy to understand, modify and extend. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Clean Coder | Coding techniques, personal qualities, work ethics and decision making processes that distinguish exceptional programmers. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Continuous Delivery | Explores the principles and practices of improving the software delivery process. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Design Principles and Patterns | A comprehensive framework for object oriented architecture that emphasizes managing dependencies between modules through five key principles: Open-closed, Liskov Substitution, Dependency inversion, interface segregation and package level principles. | Thought Leadership | Publisher |
| eXtreme Programming | Emphasizes human values, team collaboration and flexible practices in software development. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Growing object oriented software | Introduces test driven development in object oriented programming through a comprehensive, practical approach. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Refactoring: Improving the design of existing code | Provides developers with a comprehensive guide to improving the internal structure of existing code without changing its external behaviour. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Release It | Guide that focuses on building software systems that can survive the challenges of production environments. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Site Reliability Engineering | The sequel to The Phoenix Project that focuses on the developer experience and the importance of enabling great engineering work. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| The architect elevator | How enterprise architects can bridge the gap between technical teams and business leadership by operating at multiple organizational levels. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| The DevOps Handbook | Research-backed insights into what makes high-performing technology organizations, focusing on deployment frequency, lead time, and recovery metrics. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| The Phoenix Project | A comprehensive guide to implementing DevOps practices that break down silos between development and operations teams to improve | Book Summary | GenAI |
| The Unicorn Project | A novel that illustrates DevOps principles through the story of an IT manager trying to save a failing project and transform his organization. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Tidy first | Guide to software development that focuses on the importance of incremental, continuous improvement in code quality. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Tools x 15 | Summary of the 15 tools used by the psychotherapist Stutz, used by Jonah Hill. | Course summary | Ange |
| Working effectively with legacy code | Provides practical strategies for understanding, refactoring and improving legacy systems that lack comprehensive tests or clear structure. | Book Summary | GenAI |
Leadership, Teamwork and Organisational Culture
| Content | One sentence summary | Type of Content | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate | Research-backed insights into what makes high-performing technology organizations, focusing on deployment frequency, lead time, and recovery metrics. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Co-active Coaching | Covers level three listening which is the deepest and most intuitive type of listening. It listens more to just the words, but the body language, energy, tone and larger emotional field. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Five dysfunctions of a team | Examines how technology companies use unconventional management practices like radical transparency and evidence-based decision making to drive innovation. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Radical Candour | A management philosophy that combines caring personally with challenging directly to help team members grow and succeed. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Team topologies | A framework for organizing software teams and their interactions to optimize for fast flow and reduced cognitive load. | Book Summary | Ange |
| The geek way | Demonstrates practical techniques for quantifying seemingly intangible business values and making better decisions through measurement. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Trusted advisor | A framework for building deep, trust-based relationships with clients by focusing on their needs rather than your solutions. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Turn the ship around | A submarine captain's story of transforming his crew from followers into leaders through intent-based leadership principles. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Work with me | Strategies for improving workplace relationships and collaboration across different personality types and communication styles. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Zenger Folkman | A summary from the leadership development consultancy, Zenger Folkman. Includes encouraging leaders to focus on strengths and not weaknesses. | Concept Summary | GenAI |
| Zone to win | Geoffrey Moore's strategy for established companies to successfully innovate and compete in disruptive markets. | Book Summary | Ange |
Product, Innovation and Strategy
| Content | One sentence summary | Type of Content | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Be more pirate | Uses historical pirates as a metaphor for challenging conventional thinking and creating positive change in organizations and society. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Continuous Discovery Habits | Guide for product teams seeking to transform their approach to product development through continuous systematic discovery | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Good to Great | A leadership fable that identifies trust, conflict, commitment, accountability, and results as the key elements of effective teamwork. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Google Cloud Certification Cliff Notes | Notes from the google certification training in cloud and product management | Course notes | Ange |
| How to Measure Anything | A product management guide that explains how to discover and deliver products that customers truly want and need. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Inspired | Explores how organizations can create meaningful impact by aligning their purpose with their business strategy and operations. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Jim Collins | Research into what separates truly exceptional companies from merely good ones, identifying factors like disciplined people, thought, and action. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Legacy: What the all blacks can teach us about the business of life | Lessons in leadership, culture, and sustained excellence from New Zealand's legendary rugby team. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Pyramid principle | A structured approach to thinking and communicating that presents ideas in a logical, top-down hierarchy. | Book Summary | GenAI |
Psychology, Behaviour and Emotional Intelligence
| Content | One sentence summary | Type of Content | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Habits Highly Effective People | 7 Habits of highly effective people - arguably the best 'self-help' book ever. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Atomic Habits | A practical system for building good habits and breaking bad ones through small, incremental changes that compound over time. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Chimp paradox | A model for understanding the emotional (chimp) and rational (human) parts of the brain to improve decision-making and behaviour. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Emotional Contagion | Explores how emotions spread between people and how to manage this phenomenon in personal and professional settings. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Fascination advantage | Sally Hogshead's system for identifying and leveraging your unique personality triggers to become more persuasive and memorable. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Five love languages | Gary Chapman's framework for understanding how people give and receive love through words, acts, gifts, time, and touch. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Happiness advantage | Research showing that happiness leads to success rather than the other way around, with strategies for cultivating positive mindsets. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Ho'oponopono | A summary of the Ho'Oponopono, Hawaiian ritual; I am sorry, Please forgive me, I love you and Thank you | Book Summary | GenAI |
| How to win friends and influence people | Dale Carnegie's timeless principles for building relationships, communicating effectively, and persuading others. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Ikigai | Summary of the book on Ikigai. Helps folks to make sure they are in the right career. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| The 8th Habit | A further book by Stephen Covey which focuses on the importance of live, love, learn, leave a legacy. | Book Summary | GenAI |
Learning, Coaching and Professional Development
| Content | One sentence summary | Type of Content | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4Mat | Summary of the 4 mat model which ensures your communications are catered to all kinds of learners. | Thought leadership | GenAI |
| Chartered banker | Documentation submitted for the Chartered Banker certification | Certification submission | Ange |
| Chartered engineer | Documentation submitted for the Chartered Engineer certification | Certification submission | Ange |
| What got you here won't get you there | Identifies the behavioural habits that can derail successful people as they advance in their careers. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Working out loud | A method for building relationships and advancing your career by sharing your work openly and helping others. | Book Summary | GenAI |
Communication, Influence and Storytelling
| Content | One sentence summary | Type of Content | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| The art of disagreeing well | Strategies for having productive conflicts and difficult conversations that strengthen rather than damage relationships. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Think on your feet | A guide to presenting impromptu using three informational techniques and three assertive techniques. | Course notes | Ange |
| Unleash the power of storytelling | Techniques for using narrative to engage audiences, influence decisions, and create memorable communications. | Book Summary | GenAI |
Inclusion and Parenting
| Content | One sentence summary | Type of Content | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| How women rise | Identifies the specific behavioural habits that can hold women back in their careers and provides strategies for overcoming them. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| Invisible women | Reveals how data bias and the failure to consider women in design and policy creates a world built for men at women's expense. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Mother of all Jobs | Explores the challenges and rewards of modern motherhood, balancing career ambitions with family responsibilities. | Book Summary | Ange |
| The book you wish parents had read | One of the best parenting books. Talks about the importance of creating nurturing relationships with children. | Book Summary | GenAI |
| The wonder weeks | A guide to understanding infant development phases and the predictable periods when babies become fussy during mental leaps. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Watching the English | An anthropologist's humorous and insightful analysis of English culture, behaviour, and social rules. | Book Summary | Ange |
| Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race | A powerful examination of structural racism in Britain and the emotional labour involved in discussing race. | Book Summary | Ange |