Ray Parkar

It appears that Ray’s Rants is quickly becoming a thing amongst the people who work with me day to day. They have even suggested that may actually be interesting to more people so I’m going to share.
Recently, I’ve been taking a step back to think about the most successful teams I’ve been a part of and have in common. One of the things you might have seen is me talking about trust and building trust. I want to bring attention to that trust and take...

Hey look! I did a thing.
Always fun to talk with two of my favourite colleagues Anikh Subhan and Oliver Happy, we just recorded it this time. This certainly won’t be the last one either so keep your eyes peeled for more of us three getting into a groove and more of Ray’s Rants...

I was recently talking to a Tech Lead about some of the basic principles behind what great teams do when building great products from a tech perspective.
He asked me if I had a presentation ready to go as I’d recently been up in front of people talking about this a hell of a lot. I was caught off-guard in that moment and didn’t have anything to hand, however I was able to quickly put together a list of...

Building teams is really hard.
I’ve been lucky to have been part of and lead some wonderful teams over the years, and one thing has been a common thread throughout all of them. Trust.
The best teams I’ve ever had the pleasure of leading or being a part of have had this key trait between everyone in them, trust is a key part of team building....