A lot of people are unable to agree with their colleagues, provide honest feedback to their spouse or to solve even trivial issues by consensus. Why do we then expect that politics will be different? Or our managers will be… Read More »Wrong Expectations
“Processes work like tests in programming. When you find a bug, it’s not enough to just fix it because the same bug could appear next week when someone else makes changes to the code. To properly fix a bug, the… Read More »Recommended Read: Build Systems, Not Heroes
This is the best explanation of why you need to delegate work I have read so far “Imagine Pat and Mat and Superman meeting on a deserted island. They catch fish so they don’t die from starving, while building a… Read More »Division of Labor and Delegation
“If someone asks you a question you can’t answer, take them to someone who can answer it. If you don’t know who that is, help find someone who can.” https://luckymike.dev/posts/warm-handoffs
Stuff changes. Unless you have someone (ideally everyone) taking care of your internal documentation, knowledge base and processes, you will fall behind. Everyone is now hyped by LLMs. But if your company internal knowledge base is outdated, no LLM will… Read More »Fighting Entropy
It is easy for me to jump to solution mode when someone seems like having troubles. But the older I am, the more I realize, that emotions are not issues. You can be emotional, but there might not be anything… Read More »Emotions are not Issues
Usually I have like 60 things to do on my to-do list in a day. Some are small and take few minutes, some are big and can take few hours. It was hard for me to drop stuff for a… Read More »Dropping stuff
Below you can find a recording from the session I have posted about previously about Work and Life. I was the last speaker but I recommend listening to all the speakers as each talk was insightful.
[Coaching for Leaders] 700: Three People Who Will Help You Grow, with Andrew C.M. Cooper #coachingForLeadershttps://podcastaddict.com/coaching-for-leaders/episode/182984236 via @PodcastAddict