Friday Links 23-27

Friday Links 23-27

The podcasts I enjoyed especially this week are the Lego Overboard and Open source at a crossroad episodes. I also liked the WFH vs RTO blog post. Leadership Managing cost efficiency at scale-ups [Podcast] - nothing surprising, but still good S5, Ep. 20: What’s Up With Performance Improvement Plans? [Podcast] - interesting that they can be weaponised and figuring this out is nearly impossible. ...

October 6, 2023 · 4 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-26

Friday Links 23-26

Environment news seems especially depressing at the moment. There are some uplifting urbanism stories, the bike bus podcast did make me smile. Both long leadership posts are definitely worth a read. Leadership Performance & Compensation (for Eng Execs). - massive topic and, as usual, Will really presents it well. TBM 240: The Ultimate Guide to Developer Counter-Productivity - this seems to be the topic of the day again. ...

September 22, 2023 · 4 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-25

Friday Links 23-25

This time around I enjoyed the interviews with Simon Sinek and Olive Burkeman with Culture First. Leadership Are You Being the Bottleneck or Building the Bridge? Lessons on Cross-Functional Leadership [Podcast] - lots of good stuff about communication and DEI Simon Sinek on the power of putting culture first [Podcast] - older interview Measuring developer productivity? A response to McKinsey - Gergely Orosz and Kent Beck responding to McKinsey’s post. (there is also a second part now) ...

September 1, 2023 · 3 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-24

Friday Links 23-24

I forgot to post Podcasts for a while. This makes this week Podcast Week! Leadership Follow the Leader: How to Be the Example and Transform Engineering Teams (with Jossie Haines, Executive Coach) [Podcast] - I like her focus on respect and empathy. Wisdom for Work #16 - The Brightest Bulb Challenge: Moving From Individual Contributor to Team Leader [Podcast] - a common problem and I always enjoy the Reboot approach. ...

August 18, 2023 · 3 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-23

Friday Links 23-23

Lots of good stuff in the leadership section today, and lots of depressing stuff in the environment section. Leadership How We Run Performance Reviews At Buffer And Why I Have Mixed Feelings About Them - it’s tricky. How To Measure the Value of Internal Tools - most companies are doing none of this. Manage your priorities and energy. - “you’re going to accomplish less in your career if you’re so focused on correctness that you lose track of keeping yourself energized.” ...

August 11, 2023 · 3 min · Christof Damian