I forgot about the bottleneck series, the new part about Product v Engineering is nice. William Shatner’s reflections on space are also not what I expected. Leadership How Slack’s SVP Approaches Culture, Focuses on Outcomes, and Provides Flexibility (with Brian Elliott, Executive Leader of Future Forum and Senior Vice President) [Podcast] - Plenty of good ideas in here. I like the hybrid meeting moderator and surveying your teams. ...
AI generated Image, cyclists near a road leading to a city The second part of the interview with Meri Williams is interesting. I have been playing more with Emacs and got a bit depressed after watching what Toronto has done to the city. Leadership Ep - 13 - Why does feedback matter? feat. Meri Williams (ex-CTO Monzo, MOO, Healx) [Podcast] - second part of this great interview new little song: “The Re-Org Rag (I’m My Own VP)” [Tweet, Video] - hits a bit close to home ...
Podcast edition! I love the Björk: Sonic Symbolism podcast. It brings back so many memories from my time in London. The Happiness Lab (in random) and leadership podcasts are also great. Leadership Ep - 12 - How do I grow a culture of empowerment? feat. Meri Williams (ex-CTO Monzo, MOO, Healx) [Podcast] - first part of the interview which I really liked. ...
Many topics this week. I love the hack of a stolen laptop, the post of cascading goals made me think, good climate news cheered me up and check out random for some fun and funny stuff. Leadership Setting your engineers up for success: how Skyscanner created greater clarity in our competencies and pathways to progression - interesting approach, kind of similar to my favourite one from Etsy TBM 41/51: Why Goal Cascades are Harmful (and What to Do Instead) - interesting. I always thought top down, cascading goals were a good thing. I have to think about this more. ...
AI art: lady in front of cityscape Two week of links again. Will’s post about hiring quality was fascinating. And I learned about Sturgeon’s Bias, which I have to remember for the future. Leadership One-on-ones with executives. - cool advice from Will Larson about ad-hoc 1:1s with executives Is Engineering Management Bullshit? - no Sturgeon’s Biases - TIL: “Ninety percent of everything is crud.” Eight Traps to Avoid When You Take Over a Team - a bit late, but thanks ...