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. LeadershipPerformance & Compensation (for Eng Execs). - massive topic and, as usual, Will really presents it well. ...
This time around I enjoyed the interviews with Simon Sinek and Olive Burkeman with Culture First. Leadership Are You Being the Bottleneck or Building the Bridge? Lessons on Cross-Functional Leadership [Podcast] - lots of good stuff about communication and DEI Simon Sinek on the power of putting culture first [Podcast] - older interview ...
I forgot to post Podcasts for a while. This makes this week Podcast Week! LeadershipFollow 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. ...
Lots of good stuff in the leadership section today, and lots of depressing stuff in the environment section. LeadershipHow We Run Performance Reviews At Buffer And Why I Have Mixed Feelings About Them - it's tricky. How To Measure the Value of Internal Tools - most companies are doing none of this. ...
All the leadership articles are great this week and not too long. If you want mostly downers, have a look at the environment articles. LeadershipFinding a buddy when you’re a team of one - if you can't avoid them. Gelling your Engineering leadership team. - I think this should be read by a lot of C-level teams, but it also applies to most teams. ...