Leadership Micro Katas

About twenty years ago, I broke production. I was a young developer, the rollback was slow, and for a few hours, I was sure the company would close because of me. In hindsight, the impact was barely worth mentioning. At the time, I was devastated. A few days later, the team went out for beers. Someone, I no longer remember who, leaned over and said something along these lines: Anticipate failure. Write down what might go wrong. Then, hope you never have to think about it again. For a while, it s