Ever since I joined ThoughtWorks last year I've heard people constantly saying 'it's all about the people' and they mean it. I've previously worked in a number of large organisations where following the process, or behaving like your boss was mandated. I've even worked for one guy who refused to think of contractors as anything more than resources and that they were there only to do his bidding. ThoughtWorks genuinely cares for its people and loves them for their differences.
Everything we do has an impact on people. The work we do in IT often can have a profound impact on the people we interact with, whether we are engaging with them to build a system, or changing the way they work, or even whether they have work.
My passion is in that interface between people and systems, the way that different behaviours can impact development projects, the way that design can impact people's lives and the way that people can change and be changed.
Those people who know me will also know that I tend not to be too serious, life is far too short (as I have tried to prove a few times), so you should also expect observations about the lighter, but as equally important, things in life as well.
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