I was lazy due to the festive season and travels. That means plenty of links for today. LeadershipEngineering strategy notes. - I think I posted the articles in a previous edition. Many good resources in this one. Navigators - interesting approach. I guess in some companies these are architects or staff engineers. ...
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." ...
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 ...
This time around I enjoyed the interviews with Simon Sinek and Olive Burkeman with Culture First. Leadership Are You Being the Bottleneck or Building the Bridge? Lessons on Cross-Functional Leadership [Podcast] - lots of good stuff about communication and DEI Simon Sinek on the power of putting culture first [Podcast] - older interview ...
I am skipping every second week currently, with the result that today is a bit long. I loved the podcast about the U-Cycle initiative in Ukraine and one about the climate-grandmas in Switzerland. LeadershipMeasuring Success & Performance of Managers - A Deep Dive [Podcast] - measuring individual contributors is already hard, measuring managers even more so. ...