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. ...
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 ...
No podcasts at all this week and very light on random links, which gives me the opportunity to post this pretty spring photo of our almond blossom getting going. Management Performance reviews should be unsurprising, fair, and motivating - nothing to add really. I wouldn’t say I am 100% there yet, but this should be the goal. The 2021 State of Remote Work - Buffer asks remote workers about remote work … 2.4% don’t like it and 3% wouldn’t recommended it. Possibly some selection bias. ...
2020 was a bit unexpected to say the least. Here is a quick review from my perspective. This is the second year we are living in the countryside and hour from Barcelona and over the year it turned out to have been a pretty good decision. January Pretty uneventful. I mostly cycled indoors and met the BRCG crew once for a longer ride. A storm hit Spain and led to a bit of damage on our house. ...