Spotify and Shopify are publishing some good articles on technology and management recently. Also some good news for the environment. Management Achieving Team Purpose and Pride with Scrum - how one team at Spotify improved their team with Scrum Who’s the Boss? [Podcast] - about giving employees the freedom to express themselves at work Key Remote Work Statistics to Keep in Mind in 2021 - nothing surprising, the rest of 2021 will be interesting to watch ...
I love the weird stuff people hack in their free time. Be it bringing retro computers back to life, weird use of MOV instructions or lock picking. Not everything has to be productive in the conventional sense. Podcast backlog 29h 47m (!) Management The Surprising Power of Simply Asking Coworkers How They’re Doing - not that surprising Spotify Guilds - I was looking for a refresher on the Spotify guilds, chapters and how they are managed. This is a good summary. ...
Mixed bag this week. I wasn’t really able to focus much and could not dive deeper into some of the topics. Podcast backlog: 19h 44m. Management Why we may be measuring burnout all wrong - interesting view in diagnosing burnout. I agree that a scientific approach makes sense if possible. I also think that over-diagnosing is probably less harmful than under-diagnosing. A hybrid approach to work - Google is going hybrid, as I expect most companies will. The all-remote crowd is complaining about it, but I would argue that Google probably has some numbers to back this up. ...
I got distracted by the basecamp dumpster fire a bit. Besides that some good long reads and podcasts on technology and random topics. Management Managing Hybrid Teams: How to Keep Your Team Engaged and Productive [Podcast] - hybrid is probably the future for most teams. Ellen gives some insight how they are handling it. Leadership at basecamp had a public meltdown and it played out on Twitter. I always have been critical of their books and egos, but they also had a lot of good ideas. ...
A good mix today. I really enjoyed the CyclingTips podcast about more diversity and inclusivity in cycling and what organisations and companies could and should be doing. Management Software Development Trends 2021: The Latest Research Data - it is amazing how many of these surveys are out there … this is maybe one of the better ones TBM 15/52: Stop Hiring Things to Do Too Many Jobs - “The problem with something that does lots of jobs is that it is very easy to send the wrong message.” - good point ...