Much Ado About Promotion Culture
We just went through a performance review cycle at Kiddom, which got me to thinking about people systems that align incentives between employees and the business. The goal is to encourage folks on the team...
Management
The Politics of Management
Early on as an engineering manager, I made one of those rookie mistakes that seems obvious in retrospect, but in the moment was absolutely confounding. I had heard about another team needing some help with...
Following Your Manager
I was interviewing someone for a director role reporting to me. The exact parameters of the position were unremarkable, and I've forgotten everything about this individual, except for how they pitched me near...
Craftsmanship in Management
Software engineers will sometimes talk about the craft of software development. The term invokes a sense of art and skill cultivated over years of experience and tribulations, and certainly sounds cooler than framing the act...
All-Encompassing Management
A while back, I happened upon a Twitter thread about incompetent management that I found, initially anyway, quite insightful. First-time founders, CEOs, and even employees should understand the playbook of the Incompetent Leader (IL). The...
Review: Delivering Happiness
Delivering Happiness, written by Tony Hsieh[1], was on my Kindle backlog for a number of years. When he shockingly and suddenly passed away late last year, the outpouring of grief reminded me that, despite...