Clearly, work hasn't been on my mind this week. The podcast about the future of work is a nice crossover between work and urbanism. The drought in Spain is still depressing and has been going through all the news. EnvironmentBarcelona’s beaches could vanish as authorities abandon ‘enhancement’ - that would change Barcelona quite a bit. ...
The podcasts about the creator of LZ4 and the one about happiness science were interesting and entertaining. LeadershipWe Pay Out Unused Sabbaticals When Someone Leaves Buffer, Here’s Why - interesting choice. With or without shared-component team - I don't really like specialised teams in general ...
I enjoyed the long read about Germany's flat-rate train tickets and the podcast about a British cult. LeadershipTWH#56: Becoming a Startup VP Engineering - While I am looking for a position like that, it does mean something different for everybody. How We Handle Severance In Cases Of Mutual Separation - interesting concept. ...
Best croissant in Barcelona For some fun, watch the "Best croissant in Paris" video. Less fun: Cory Doctorow about capitalism. LeadershipBalancing your CEO, peers, and Engineering. - I like the supported/tolerated/resented framework. Before your next offsite Interviewing engineering executives. - "Avoiding the unicorn search" ...
Many videos about urbanism from the last two weeks. The articles from LinkedIn about measuring developer productivity and happiness and the one about slack by Marting Fowler are also great. This week we also have a short "Music" section. Leadershipthedecider.app - a simple tool to choose a decision process … mostly useful for the overview of processes. ...