Friday Links 23-07

Friday Links 23-07

Another week and too many links. But more importantly, today is the anniversary of the aggression against the Ukraine people. It threw me off-centre quite a bit last year, more than the pandemic and more than many things I can remember living through. I won’t forget until this is over and Ukraine free again. Ukraine Solidarity with Ukraine [Twitter] - Led by Donkeys still doing good work ...

February 24, 2023 · 5 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-06

Friday Links 23-06

In game screenshot from Zwift I highly recommend the article about the man following the UK coastline. I enjoyed the interview with Jason Warner too. Leadership #158 Aaron Dignan: Change The Way You Work [Podcast] Better to micromanage than be disengaged. - or maybe neither? Voices, Votes, and Vetos: Who Is Making the 100 Million Dollar Decisions? (with Jason Warner, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures) [Podcast] - I like his pragmatic approach over processes. ...

February 10, 2023 · 2 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-05

Friday Links 23-05

This week I recommend the reviews of NoSQL and “Spotify Model”. It is good to look back at these hypes after a bit of time and learn from the good and the bad bits. Leadership Becoming a Genius Maker: Liz Wiseman’s Approach to Multiplying Your Team’s Potential (with Liz Wiseman, Author and CEO of The Wiseman Group) [Podcast] - many good ideas about enabling your team to do their best work … instead of you doing it. ...

February 3, 2023 · 3 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-04

Friday Links 23-04

Two podcast suggestions for you today. Exposing rainforest carbon credits: why offsetting isn’t working, which is worrying but expected and Ukraine: Under the Counter, about people coming together to do help. Leadership 30-60 days in a new leadership role: run experiments for change - that seems early to me Internal comms for executives. - “Good communication is a series of habits” Five Ways Toward a Fairer, More Transparent Hiring Process - transparency and good communication is the key here. ...

January 27, 2023 · 3 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-03

Friday Links 23-03

I enjoyed the podcast about the seven habits book (which I haven’t finished so far) and the post about meetings for engineering organisations. A lot of good content in the urbanism section this week. The videos about cycling made me miss snow a bit. Leadership Starting the year with 7 Habits [Podcast] - since I haven’t made it through the book, this was a nice summary ...

January 20, 2023 · 3 min · Christof Damian