Culture
The New Official #devops Greeting1 minute read.
As always, something to start the weekend with a huge smile on your face. Share with geeks.
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Fewer Bosses. More Coaches. Please.4 minutes read.
Short and to the point. Wonderful read by Paul Gonzalez. We owe our teammates better than a "load balancer" type of managers, people who believe their job is to assign tasks and monitor the execution of their teammates. Leadership requires deep empathy. Today, even more than ever, we need more coaches in our industry. Trying to scale an organization without a solid foundation can only lead to short term wins.
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How Google Works (Slides by Eric Schmidt)5 minutes read.
Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg share their insights on how Google operates as a company and business. Two interesting ideas I took from it: "Plan your culture early. Think about (and document) the things you care about as a group, the way you work and make decisions" and "Remeber big bets can sometimes be easier to achieve than small ones"
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A Counterintuitive System For Startup Compensation15 minutes read.
Golden rule: "No one is ever happy with compensation, and compensation has never made anyone happy". Striving for clear compensation formula is probably one of the best advices one could apply. Bookmark this one if you're in a position that requires to come up with offers to candidates.
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