Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 13 Nov 2020
Hi! This is email #50, and a good time to think about what’s next. It helps that events of this week - the US election, Pfizer’s vaccine - make thinking...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 6 Nov 2020
Hi! I’ve had to have a few different difficult discussions around our project this week, and while they were exhausting it’s been great to clear the air. And...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 30 Oct 2020
Hi! Most of us have made so many half-plans about the future after COVID ("In a couple months, when this blows over..", "By August, we should be able to...")...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 23 Oct 2020
Hi all - The folks at Raw Signal Group's latest newsletter points out that while a lot of bosses are managing to keep the big things going, a lot of us are...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 16 Oct 2020
Hi, everyone: I had a couple of good talks with fellow research computing team managers (in title or de facto) this week resulting from either the newsletter...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 9 Oct 2020
Hi, all: As I write this, the jurisdiction I live in (Ontario, Canada) is almost certainly about to start additional COVID-19 restrictions - 4-8 weeks later...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 2 Oct 2020
Hi, all: It’s been a good week here to remind me of the breadth of skills we need as research computing managers. I’ve had to meet separately with several...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 25 Sept 2020
Hi, everyone: Sorry again about the slightly irregular time, and the lack of much of a preamble - heavy deadlines these past two weeks, and I've been...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 18 Sept 2020
Hi - Sorry for sending the newsletter out somewhat late today. There's a lot of good material in the roundup - noticing change, understanding why your team...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 11 Sept 2020
Hi, all! Just a short introduction this week - there's a full set of links to round up this week, with a lot on communicating with teams, watching out for...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 4 Sept 2020
Hi! Our last AMA (Ask Managers Anything) question was: For non-embedded teams, what do you do to keep researcher clients / stakeholders up to date on...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 28 Aug 2020
Hi! Our AMA - Ask Managers Anything - last time was “How are you keeping morale up during these challenging times”? We got a couple of answers: I’ve been...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 21 Aug 2020
Hi! Our AMA (Ask Managers Anything) question last week was: What tools do you use to keep yourself organized? As a research software developer I had two or...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 14 Aug 2020
Hi! Our question last week was about having difficult conversations with your team members. I got two responses from managers: Haven't really needed to have...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 7 Aug 2020
Hi! Last week’s “Ask Managers Anything” question was “How are you making sure that junior staff get access to mentoring when everyone is working from home?”...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 31 July 2020
Hi, everyone! “How are you making sure that junior staff get access to mentoring when everyone is working from home?” was the most popular question on our...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 24 July 2020
Hi everyone - I hope it’s been a good week for you. On our side we’re setting up our first Jira sprint on a project I’m really excited about — and we have a...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 17 July 2020
Hi, everyone: I got a number of responses back from last week’s question about interviews or Q&A people were interested in both, at least trying it out. The...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 10 July 2020
Hi! Well, the move across institutions happened, which meant for one glorious moment I was at inbox zero on my work email. Other than that, the move was...
Research Computing Teams Link Roundup, 3 July 2020
Hi, all: Half the year has passed, it’s Canada Day week here, and it’s the last day at our teams organizational home for the past four years before moving to...
