“The act of delegation is a slippery slope for managers. Yes, you want to figure out how not to be a bottleneck in your organization and, yes, you want to figure out how to scale, but you also want to continue to get your hands dirty.”
Source: Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
“The Lead is tactical, but is showing the first glimmers of strategy. They are beginning to understand the power of delegation, and they are still wrestling with the idea that they have authority. What is familiar to them is the work and the types of people doing the work. When a situation arises relative to these areas, The Lead acts authoritatively and quickly because they understand deeply.”
Source: Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager
“Time can be bought only figuratively.”
“I recall long ago sneaking into my father's study, and a man of great knowledge whose beard touched the ground entered the room and said, 'What do you plan on doing with the knowledge you attain?' I had not the answer to that and was more frightened of his Brobdingnagian looks that I grew short of words. Perhaps it was magic? That's when he walked over, pulled a chair, grabbed a book, and said, 'One must build upon the works of those that came before him.' I did not know it at the time, but the course of my life was set that day.”
Source: Tundra: The Darkest Hour
“Chivalry is first and foremost the worldview of fighting men.”
Source: Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Man's Guide to Chivalry
“The compleat gentleman has always been akin to the warrior, but it does not follow that he has always been a soldier. When duty calls, he will be a fighter, but his martial skill may be practiced with his wits rather than his fists.”
Source: Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Man's Guide to Chivalry
“Perfection is not given to any man. But an aspiration to perfection—to the highest possible standards in every aspect of life—is possible.”
Source: Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Man's Guide to Chivalry
“A compleat gentleman is a man who tries to do what is right and honorable in any given situation. He seeks harmony with the laws of God, or nature, and of man.”
Source: Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Man's Guide to Chivalry
“The compleat gentleman is not a perfect man.”
Source: Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Man's Guide to Chivalry
“The layers of his ego are heavy enough to bend even the sturdiest branches of her hope.”