I decided to stop posting depressing links and keep only the interesting and uplifting content. This makes the list smaller and me more happy. Leadership TBM 247: 15 Metaphors for Waste In Product Development - excellent summary. I recognise all of them in past jobs. Engineering Open source advocacy: The benefits of open source software [Podcast] - another one of these, apparently necessary, since many people are moving in a more closed direction. ...
The podcasts I enjoyed especially this week are the Lego Overboard and Open source at a crossroad episodes. I also liked the WFH vs RTO blog post. Leadership Managing cost efficiency at scale-ups [Podcast] - nothing surprising, but still good S5, Ep. 20: What’s Up With Performance Improvement Plans? [Podcast] - interesting that they can be weaponised and figuring this out is nearly impossible. ...
Environment news seems especially depressing at the moment. There are some uplifting urbanism stories, the bike bus podcast did make me smile. Both long leadership posts are definitely worth a read. Leadership Performance & Compensation (for Eng Execs). - massive topic and, as usual, Will really presents it well. TBM 240: The Ultimate Guide to Developer Counter-Productivity - this seems to be the topic of the day again. ...
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. ...
Two great long reads this week: “The Case Against Travel” and “How to reduce the damage done by gentrification” Leadership Platform Engineering Hype - I am not a big fan of these kinds of teams either. Maybe there is a scale where it makes sense, but not for most of the companies. climbing the leadership ladder: from manager to director to VP - interesting perspective about managing in different directions and “If the things that you love are communicating, unblocking, and coaching, you must do more of that at higher levels.” ...