How To Scale a Development Team
via @mrflip. This breakdown matches my experiences, both good and bad, perfectly. Anyone running a startup or thinking about it should read this fully. Those in a larger company could learn a lot as...
View ArticlePatterns in Strategy Formation [PDF]
“This paper presents the results of the first stage of a research project begun in 1971, and continuing, to study patterns in the process of strategy formation.”
View ArticleDesign Salary Guide
“Since 2001 Coroflot has collected and reported salary information from tens of thousands of design and creative professionals around the world. “
View ArticleWhy We (Still) Believe in Working Remotely
If you aren’t doing this yet, you will – this is the future and the future is now.
View ArticleTeam and Strategy
“once you have the strategy and team locked down, you should step back and let the machine do its thing. I like to say that CEOs should do only three things; recruit and retain the team, build and...
View ArticleA Players, B Players, Grinders and Losers
Hiring the right people is critically important in a quickly growing startup. Each new hire can significantly change the company in a good or bad way. There is a saying that A players hire A players...
View ArticleInterviewing – Up, Down & All Around
How I interview people for my team, peers in other teams and my potential boss Hiring is the manager’s most important responsibility. The results of the process and the effort put in will make or break...
View ArticleLeaders, stop giving permission
Instead, build an environment where they actively take responsibility. Many books about management and countless leadership coaches exhort us to “give people permission to act” or “give people...
View ArticleHow to Be a Good Mentee
A mentor can be a huge boon to your career development, but you’ll need to come prepared When you’re trying to land your first job or looking to make a big leap, it’s helpful to talk to someone who can...
View ArticleLeadership Transparency: My Week in Review
A simple way to build trust and empower your team In mid-2020, I could feel the ties to my teams weakening. Some of this (okay, a lot of it) was due to the pandemic lockdown, which reduced the casual...
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