A big post today, as last week I was distracted by too many puppies. I caught up with my podcasts and there is some good stuff like the Dunbar one. Also a small section about my cassette tape problem. Management Robin Dunbar makes the case for human connection [Podcast] - sometimes one forgets that there are people behind things like the Dunbar Number. ...
I have been looking into remote compensation structures a bit … it is complicated. Also some good long posts and podcasts about managing and teams. I was quite distracted by animal life this week, so I am quite proud of the amount of blogs and podcasts I got through. Current podcast backlog: 30h 28m Management Owning the Manager Role: How to Set Expectations and be “Super F*cking Clear” with Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale (founders of Raw Signal Group) [Podcast] - I often fall into the trying to be a peer trap, but then I hope this makes me also more approachable. ...
This week I suggest you look into the article about the passive listening at technology companies and how wrong it went and the coaching podcast about feedback. Management Priority guideline - sometimes I dream of a company with only one team, one product and one backlog … I am not sure this does even exist any more Onboarding to Flexport as a remote engineer - onboarding remotely is certainly different for everybody ...
The all fun pandemic section is back. This week I got flooded by good links. Lots of good stuff going on in cities all over the world and people in my bubble seem to be more aware of what we do to the environment. Engineering Management 4 Steps to Remote Success: Hiring, Decision Making, Collaborating and Managing with Katie Wilde, VP of Engineering at Buffer [Podcast] - lots of of good stuff about remote teams … which most of us still are ...
Back on the podcast train! Some interesting management stuff this week and a big bag of random puppies links. Management Influencing, Inspiring, & Failing? with Sophie Weston [Podcast] - great interview with a senior devops about management, agile and devops How to Tell Your Boss You’re Burned Out - please do Follow the Incentives, Waze Edition - Kent Beck started a new blog. Good points about incentives for people at companies. ...