This week I enjoyed the podcast about Godbolt’s Rule and the one with Sir Tim Berners-Lee. You might notice more podcasts this week. Something went wrong with my link collection system recently. I am also moving the blog … more things will go wrong. Leadership Stop Picking Sides: Manage the Tension Between Adaptation and Optimization - nicely put. It’s similar to the creation vs maintenance tension. ...
First round of links for 2026. Everything is bad, so have some links to cheer you up. I really liked the article about visibility, the one about Friday deploys, and sitting alone in a café … which I can relate to. I am a big fan of Bill Nighy's podcast, that certainly will improve your mood. For some reason, the random section is full of cassette tape related links. LeadershipTeam's “Wrapped 2025” to Increase Velocity - nice idea I clearly didn't implement ...
Clearly, I have been slacking for the last weeks. Just look at all the links from other people at the bottom! This might also be the last post for the year, as I will be enjoying the festive season. ...
This week, I enjoyed the blog about chat programming, and coding at work, which is probably related. LeadershipHybrid workers are putting in 90 fewer minutes of work on Fridays – and an overall shift toward custom schedules could be undercutting collaboration - Friday is always different in Spain. Thermostats - Tuning team temperature - first rule of leadership: don't panic ...
Short, but with lots of good stuff. The fad of engineering management, drug policy in Spain, and Mr. TIFF are my favourites. Have a lovely weekend! Leadership"Good engineering management" is a fad - you will have to adapt and core skills are reusable Seven Decisions - "Inspired" -- right. ...