Friday Links 24-02

I am well impressed by the transparency of Atlassian on going distributed and Buffer about their salary report. Both a worth a read. LeadershipOvercoming toxic positivity with Susan David [Podcast] - toxic positivity is only a small part of this interesting conversation. ADRs and RFCs: Their Differences and Templates - I think nowadays ADRs are more common, maybe not always useful. ...

January 26, 2024 · 4 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 24-01

Friday Links 24-01

New year, new links! It has been fairly quiet on the blogs and podcasts recently, and I am focusing on some books at the moment. For some fun, have a look at the Jungle & Tetris posts in the random section. LeadershipProductivity Measurement as a Tradeoff - good view from Kent Beck. ...

January 12, 2024 · 3 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-31

Friday Links 23-31

I was lazy due to the festive season and travels. That means plenty of links for today. LeadershipEngineering strategy notes. - I think I posted the articles in a previous edition. Many good resources in this one. Navigators - interesting approach. I guess in some companies these are architects or staff engineers. ...

December 29, 2023 · 4 min · Christof Damian

Friday Links 23-30

I liked the story about Backstage from Spotify. The monaspace font is also lovely. LeadershipAdam Bryant on how to know if you’re ready to become a leader. [Podcast] - lots of good stuff. A Practical Handbook For Engineering Management- another guide. I have just browsed a bit for now. Team Charters are a trap. - oh, I quite like them, but … “Empowering bottoms up mission-setting in an organization that practices top-down resource allocation is a trap." ...

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · Christof Damian

Friday Links 23-29

If you want to watch something inspiring today, I recommend the video about Germany's Green City and Pedal to freedom. Overall, a lot of interesting stuff to think about this week. LeadershipHow Do I More Effectively Build Stakeholder Alignment? [Podcast] - excellent example of coaching, where the thinker is already aware of the answers. ...

November 3, 2023 · 4 min · Christof Damian