Search Results: culture
the blind side of seniority
I was raised by a father who loved underdogs. Kelly's Heroes and the stories of the Black Sheep squadron , were some of his favorites to watch and tell. These were stories of outcasts, thrown… [more]
What Makes a Senior Engineer Senior, and How Do You Build a Great Team?
…toward the end of it he goes on a long tangent about agriculture. Specifically about the high modernist urge to rationalize farming completely, and squeeze the maximum possible yield out of every acre… [more]
What Do Future Engineers Look Like?
…core to our engineering process as we work with agents. Culture Add Do they have a bias toward action? Are they a dedicated learner? Do they enjoy tackling challenging problems? Are they… [more]
the megaphone
…Whoever it was this has become an oft quoted phrase in pop culture. ↩ https://www.nbcnews.com/better/careers/what-steve-jobs-taught-me-about-debate-workplace-n732956 If you haven't read her books… [more]
Some Thoughts on Engineering Leaderhip
…and a clear understanding of what it means to build team cultures within the org. That last point is especially important for new managers who are not yet familiar with the culture of the company.… [more]
Last Lectures
…I wrote, As part of that effort I’ve worked to build a culture in engineering where people coming and going is normal. We’ve started doing “Last Lectures” for all engineers who leave the company, and… [more]
The infinite power of people
This afternoon I was reading a theological book ( Jacob: a brief theological introduction by Deidre Nicole Green ) when I happened on a quick mention of power over vs power with. It sounded familiar,… [more]
Today is going to be a great day, and other mindset shifts
…as a regular part of the work cycle is a great engineering culture hack for lots of reasons. It allows for time to actually do it! It reduces bugs over time, it allows time to rethink and improve.… [more]
Cultural Homogeneity
I've been thinking about France and French culture, and why it is that a country that only recently in the broad scheme of things adopted more equal policies around gender, is also a nation where… [more]
Disjunctive Normal Form and other fine reads
It’s another week of DHH causing waves, which probably shouldn’t be surprising (not linking because I don’t really want to provide him a larger platform). But it does highlight one of the things I… [more]
Organizational Design Democracy And Ownership
There are moments where the lightbulb comes on for you and things that have been bouncing on the tip of your brain just drop into place. This week I had one of those. And it was about why people leave… [more]
Human Communications Are Hard
Delays and technical issues bias us against others experiencing them. This comes from "Why are you so slow? - Misattribution of transmission delay to attributes of the conversation partner at the… [more]
Why weird team names make sense
…as well as software design. Third, fun names impact team culture positively. I want to just write "yep" here. That doesn't really help the conversation though so here is a more… [more]
Software Engineer vs. Software Developer
…the title they choose to use will reflect aspects of their culture. To bring it back around... is there really a difference? Probably not. But Software Engineer feels like it has, or is attempting to… [more]
2021: Year in Review
…As part of that effort I’ve worked to build a culture in engineering where people coming and going is normal. We’ve started doing “Last Lectures” for all engineers who leave the… [more]
2020: A year
…incorporating parts of it into Osmosis Eng and Product cultures all year. Principles - Ray Dalio It's a classic for a reason. There are a lot of powerful ideas here about building companies, cultures,… [more]
So you Studied History and You're a Conservative... I am Sorry.
…friends. Neither will pointing out that the USA’s culture is a conglomerate of many nation’s cultures and that t)hat’s a good thing. Your knowledge of the "Golden Age Fallacy" will… [more]
Let's talk about Boot camps
…curriculum. These partners also need to have specific cultures and expectations to ensure success. They need to know how to train you (mentorships, etc.) and be willing to spend the money on getting… [more]
Seeing and Speaking
…and know. The oft perplexing use of design jargon in pop culture, I am looking at you HG TV, is a symptom of something similar. I am in the last breaths of a massive kitchen remodel, that has involved… [more]
Quote: How Fiction Ruined Love
…finds, and being tolerated by them, over time. A wiser culture than ours would recognize that the start of a relationship is not the high point that romantic art assumes; it is merely the first step… [more]
mourning
…generally. Diversity of thought, religious experience, and culture is the hallmark of American democracy. Have terrible things been done in the name of God? Yes. Have terrible things been done in the… [more]
On To New Horizons
…great people, and pushed for a developer/design centric culture on the teams I’ve worked with. I helped shift from jQuery to backbone to angular to... (they’re still deciding). I’ve… [more]
Now Serving: Obsolescence
…that takes a look at the changes in design, and consumer culture, that are happening right now. “We have advanced technologically so far, and yet somehow it’s almost some sort of paranoia… [more]