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. ...
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. ...
I enjoyed the podcast about the seven habits book (which I haven't finished so far) and the post about meetings for engineering organisations. A lot of good content in the urbanism section this week. The videos about cycling made me miss snow a bit. LeadershipStarting the year with 7 Habits [Podcast] - since I haven't made it through the book, this was a nice summary ...