Friday Links 23-30

I liked the story about Backstage from Spotify. The monaspace font is also lovely. LeadershipAdam Bryant on how to know if you’re ready to become a leader. [Podcast] - lots of good stuff. A Practical Handbook For Engineering Management- another guide. I have just browsed a bit for now. Team Charters are a trap. - oh, I quite like them, but … “Empowering bottoms up mission-setting in an organization that practices top-down resource allocation is a trap." ...

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · Christof Damian

Friday Links 23-29

If you want to watch something inspiring today, I recommend the video about Germany's Green City and Pedal to freedom. Overall, a lot of interesting stuff to think about this week. LeadershipHow Do I More Effectively Build Stakeholder Alignment? [Podcast] - excellent example of coaching, where the thinker is already aware of the answers. ...

November 3, 2023 · 4 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-28

Friday Links 23-28

I decided to stop posting depressing links and keep only the interesting and uplifting content. This makes the list smaller and me more happy. LeadershipTBM 247: 15 Metaphors for Waste In Product Development - excellent summary. I recognise all of them in past jobs. ...

October 20, 2023 · 2 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-27

Friday Links 23-27

The podcasts I enjoyed especially this week are the Lego Overboard and Open source at a crossroad episodes. I also liked the WFH vs RTO blog post. LeadershipManaging cost efficiency at scale-ups [Podcast] - nothing surprising, but still good ...

October 6, 2023 · 4 min · Christof Damian
Friday Links 23-26

Friday Links 23-26

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. ...

September 22, 2023 · 4 min · Christof Damian