I’d like to learn how to write automated tests! I was excited to read this in the self reflection form of one of the QA people in my team. Yes! I know how to do this! I went through the beginnings of software development myself (albeit some time ago), I’ve gained all the knowledge you will ever need to do this. I can help! First, you will need to learn the basics of programming.

“It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” ― Steve Jobs Any book that covers management at some point has to mention Frederick Taylor’s Scientific management, often simply referred to as Taylorism. Rather than postponing this inevitability, let’s get it over with right away. At the end of the 19th century, Taylor closely studied how physical workers in factories performed their manual tasks.

In 2008 the world went through a severe financial crisis. A large part of our economy collapsed, in large part because financial institutions had created a pretty unsustainable system of mortgage-backed securities. It was pretty bad. Fingers were pointed; new rules put in place; people yelled at. “Oh them financial folk, they’re all the same!” we said. “They only care about the money. Evil, evil people! They will be the ruin of us all!