Tech Leads: Leadership & Management Aspects you should be aware of
Posted on November 7th, 2023
Getting started in leadership is daunting for most of us. After years of thinking about all the different ways in which you would do things differently than your manager, now suddenly you have people looking to you as a role model.
Luckily, there is t...
Ask "why" more often than "what" and "how"
Posted on June 30th, 2023
I see Principal Engineers and Engineering Managers struggle with this, mainly when filling in for the lack of a Product Manager on technical initiatives.
In early development phases, it's hard to let go of "we all know what's needed here, we just nee...
Your Emotions Don't Define You: Use Appraisal Theory to Deal With Stress at Work
Posted on May 16th, 2023
In the fast-paced world of modern work environments, stress has become an all-too-familiar companion for many people at work. Juggling deadlines, managing expectations, and striving for success can leave us feeling overwhelmed and emotionally drained. ...
If you want a high-performing remote engineering org, you need to invest in social capital
Posted on October 12th, 2022
Based on this twitter thread
This recently clicked for me. This article relates findings on how remote work alters the shape and strength of our connections to research on knowledge sharing, innovation and productivity, and proposes ways to strengthen...
Conference report: rc3 2021
Posted on December 29th, 2021
This is a summary my experience at 2021's rc3 (remote chaos experience). In the first parts, I'll share takeaways and resources from talks that I've seen. The second part describes how this online conference works, and some of my experiences and highli...
Flexible mission teams: Self-selection reteaming at Zalando
Posted on December 28th, 2021
This post is summary of the YConf 2020 talk How to create more business impact with flexible teams by Jan Hegewald (Director of Engineering at Zalando) and Rebekka Beels (Head of Engineering at Zalando)
Usually, Software Engineering teams are organ...
