2020 Game I have been catching up with my podcasts. The environment section is probably here to stay. It will be one of the things of 2021 when people get bored of the virus. Management TBM 2/52: Start by Counting Things - how to start with metrics TBM 3/52: Help Your Team Find Its Own Way - definitely worth looking into why these companies prefer six weeks. We tried it too and it wasn't a good fit at the time. ...
Oriol Ferrer MesiàGood stuff on management and random stuff today. And a new section "Environment", which is just depressing. ManagementOptimize Your Time with The Balanced Calendar - good tips on creating free space or focused time Meeting Rooms Are Now Free - but meetings are still expensive Summarized – Tech and business books I read in 2020 - Daniel Bartholomae's book tips ...
C64 Generator A bit of a catch-up issue of the Friday Links. Full of urbanism, randomness, a few of 2020 reviews and the usual engineering management. Relatively few podcast were released over the holidays. I managed to catch up with my back-log (for a while). Management What are our core values and practices for building software? - cool summary about Thoughtsworks engineering values. I think they probably apply to a lot of companies ...
One of my favourite houses Last one before the holidays, where I am going to post some other things. A little bit on productivity today as I look into the Zettelkasten hype. Leadership How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted — and You Are, Too - I am personally just looking forward to the holiday. Shared vision on organization - I think this is one of the hardest things to get right ...
Ikea Catalogue 1969 Extra section for the mess that is happening with CentOS at the moment. Thanks Red Hat! Lots of good other stuff too.Engineering ManagementWeak and strong team concepts. - I am all for focus on teams, when you can. Good summary from Will Larson as usual. Working From Home During a Pandemic: A Tale of Two Cities - "In the end, it looks like we are doing more and for longer. Some people are loving WFH. Some hate it. Productivity is personal and work from home is personal." ...