Leadership

Tablet with teapot, mug, biscuits, and milk Quite a mix of topics. I recommend the podcast with Cal Newport and the article about learning to ride a bike (“Stumbling can be lovely”) Leadership Joe Militello, Chief People Officer at Pagerduty: Why You Need to Rethink Your People Strategy [Podcast] - people strategy has to be part of every team. Story: Leaving LinkedIn - Choosing Engineering Excellence Over Expediency [Podcast] - not really about leadership, but an interesting inside view about what makes someone leave. ...

Nerd emoji Good urbanism videos today. If you got some time, I can also recommend the podcast about bonuses and the four part series about the bicycle industry bubble. Leadership Do bonuses actually make us work harder? [Podcast] - it is very tricky, and can go awfully wrong. The Hagakure #76: Why Are You Not Hiring Junior Developers? - Your juniors will be faster seniors than you expect. But AI is working against them. ...

The two leadership podcasts are good this week, both about trust. I also like the Vision Pro review. Leadership Trust and Inspire With Stephen M.R. Covey 6 | 5 [Podcast] - pretty good episode with a guest talking about trust. Jacob Morgan, 5x Best-Selling Author & Futurist [Podcast] - “Futurists” are always suspicious. His premise that being vulnerable without leading doesn’t help. ...

I seem to have fewer links recently. Just check them all out. :-) Leadership A lesson from Richard Feynman for Engineering Leaders - I like the concept of Type 1 and Type 2 collaboration. The article is a bit unstructured at first, but comes with some practical strategies at the end. Front-end Versus Back-end - Kent Beck about why there is a different working style between them and how to bring them together. ...

Atari 1200XL home computer A quick one today. I especially recommended the articles about productivity tools and over-meeting culture. Leadership 4 Productivity Tools I Use Everyday - I like that this is not about the tools that you buy, but how you use them. Yes, You Should Estimate Software Projects - back in the good old days when teams were still doing time estimates, I truly enjoyed it when I got them right. ...