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The Reality of Working in Quality Assurance
Quality professionals face unique leadership, communication, and influence challenges. Discover four common QA leadership profiles and learn how to navigate resistance, visibility, burnout, and career growth.

Lesley Worthington
4 days ago4 min read


Quality Management Is Change Management
We keep moaning about people resisting Quality. Is that really the problem, though? Yes, Quality leaders face a lot of resistance. No doubt about it. So we trot off and learn what we can about influencing without authority. We gather more data and facts to make our point unarguable and un-resistible. We try using the language of our listeners. We frame things in business-speak. And still… resistance. But what if they're not resisting Quality? Maybe they're just doing that ver

Lesley Worthington
May 205 min read


How Everyday Metaphors Help You Connect and Influence
How using the metaphors of your listener can help you connect and influence.

Lesley Worthington
May 173 min read


How to have more influence as a QA leader
QA leaders who feel unheard aren't failing at communication. They're being excluded too late. Here's the real problem and how to fix it.

Lesley Worthington
May 33 min read
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