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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) ...

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. ...

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.” ...

Cargo bike with a panniers and boxes full of groceries All the leadership articles are great this week and not too long. If you want mostly downers, have a look at the environment articles. Leadership Finding a buddy when you’re a team of one - if you can’t avoid them. Gelling your Engineering leadership team. - I think this should be read by a lot of C-level teams, but it also applies to most teams. ...

Today I recommend the podcast about “Inclusivity and Leadership” and everything in Urbanisation. If you are just looking for a bit of fun, then check out the video about building a camera in 3D software. Leadership Be a Door Opener, Not a Gatekeeper: Inclusivity and Leadership (with Karen Catlin, Leadership Coach) [Podcast] - you can’t give good feedback if you don’t delegate well, is an excellent point. ...