Friday Links 21-19

Friday Links 21-19

Lego Blocks (Wikimedia Commons) I love the weird stuff people hack in their free time. Be it bringing retro computers back to life, weird use of MOV instructions or lock picking. Not everything has to be productive in the conventional sense. Podcast backlog 29h 47m (!) Management The Surprising Power of Simply Asking Coworkers How They’re Doing - not that surprising ...

May 21, 2021 · 4 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 21-18

Friday Links 21-18

Little Computer People Interesting podcast episodes about management and urbanism this week. Lots of things happening in urbanism, especially with Paris planning to remove through traffic. ManagementRapid Response: Inside Google’s Pandemic Safety Squad, w/Chief Health Officer Dr. Karen DeSalvo [Podcast] - interesting insights from the inside of Google, with someone who's role has unexpectedly changed focus because of the pandemic ...

May 14, 2021 · 4 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 21-17

Friday Links 21-17

Lighthouse in ItalyMixed bag this week. I wasn't really able to focus much and could not dive deeper into some of the topics. Podcast backlog: 19h 44m. Management Why we may be measuring burnout all wrong - interesting view in diagnosing burnout. I agree that a scientific approach makes sense if possible. I also think that over-diagnosing is probably less harmful than under-diagnosing. ...

May 7, 2021 · 4 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 21-16

Friday Links 21-16

Marvin the Paranoid Android I got distracted by the basecamp dumpster fire a bit. Besides that some good long reads and podcasts on technology and random topics. ManagementManaging Hybrid Teams: How to Keep Your Team Engaged and Productive [Podcast] - hybrid is probably the future for most teams. Ellen gives some insight how they are handling it. ...

April 30, 2021 · 3 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 21-15

Friday Links 21-15

1995 party flyerA lot of pledges for improving the environment are happening at the moment, while at the same time Bitcoin and NFTs seem to be out to burn the planet. Management Developer Velocity: How software excellence fuels business performance - every CTO / developer should probably bookmark this: Companies that excel in providing the right tools, culture, product management, and talent management not only develop software faster but also deliver significantly stronger business outcomes.The State of Remote Work with WeWork, Qualtrics, and Miro - "overwhelmingly employees want some remote work (97.6% - Buffer) and some office (93% - Qualtrics)." ...

April 23, 2021 · 5 min · Christof Damian