Short one today! I enjoyed the conversation about "Brains, hormones, and time" with Dunbar. If you haven't subscribed to "The War on Cars" yet, this 100th episode might be a good start. LeadershipThe Backbone of a Successful Team: 1:1s, Skip Levels, and the Delegation Framework (with Spencer Norman, VP of Engineering at Privy) [Podcast] - there is a lot in this. I don't agree with all of it. ...
I enjoyed the podcast about Rawls' Theory of justice and the article about "BAU work", which is really about much more. LeadershipGo Beyond Fixing It: How the VP of Engineering at Box Approaches High-Stake Change (with Tamar Bercovici, VP of Engineering at Box) [Podcast] - different levels of leadership and focusing on goals ...
Another week and too many links. Slava Ukraini But more importantly, today is the anniversary of the aggression against the Ukraine people. It threw me off-centre quite a bit last year, more than the pandemic and more than many things I can remember living through. ...
I highly recommend the article about the man following the UK coastline. I enjoyed the interview with Jason Warner too. Leadership#158 Aaron Dignan: Change The Way You Work [Podcast] Better to micromanage than be disengaged. - or maybe neither? Voices, Votes, and Vetos: Who Is Making the 100 Million Dollar Decisions? (with Jason Warner, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures) [Podcast] - I like his pragmatic approach over processes. ...
The black-tailed prairie dogThis week I recommend the reviews of NoSQL and "Spotify Model". It is good to look back at these hypes after a bit of time and learn from the good and the bad bits. LeadershipBecoming a Genius Maker: Liz Wiseman's Approach to Multiplying Your Team's Potential (with Liz Wiseman, Author and CEO of The Wiseman Group) [Podcast] - many good ideas about enabling your team to do their best work … instead of you doing it. ...