Software Lead Weekly

The Tail End
5 minutes read.

As we're getting closer to the end of the year, this is a wonderful post by Tim Urban on how to think about your life going forward. Make sure you have people you love and respect around you - family, friends, and colleagues.

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The UI Design You Handover vs What the Engineer Delivers
1 minutes read.

My humble effort to help you start the weekend with a smile on your face.

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Yes! And... - How to Be Effective in the Theatre of Work
7 minutes read.

This post by Tom Critchlow is one of my favorites for the year. It should be a must-read for leaders in your org (senior individual contributors or managers) - "In the theatre of work the performance of work is intimately tied to the work itself." - An experienced professional should strive to be as effective as one can be. That comes with the understanding that craftsmanship includes the story and buy-in you gather around your deliverables.

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How to Escape Competition (And Build a Business on Your Own Terms)
8 minutes read.

To compliment the post about "How to be effective in the theatre of work" above, Ali Mese will inspire you with stories that might trigger some ideas when framing your journey. Your leadership style, your reasoning to promote a big project or sponsor a talented individual. What: a weekly newsletter covering inspiring and pragmatic content on leadership, culture, and people. Why: Software is made by humans. We're not taught how to build successful sustainable companies; It's time to change it.

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One on One Meeting Opening Lines
4 minutes read.

A short post that would help you level up your 1:1s. Two things to consider after the meeting ended as a good sign of time well spent, if you aim to focus on growth versus status update: (1) Do you feel that both of you are feeling more motivated and energized? (2) What did you two learn about the company (strategy, mission, etc.) and each other?

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Digital Tools I Wish Existed
7 minutes read.

I was reading this post by Jonathan Borichevskiy and felt as if I wrote it myself. Reading many thousands of blog posts, books, podcasts, and videos makes me ponder "what should I do with all of that now?". Maybe it's the fact that I have kids that makes me think all the time "How can I share some of my insights with them? Too short, or without the struggles, and they won't understand. Too long, and they won't listen or care." -- and then I understand that capturing these insights is still a struggle for me. One of the tools that worked well for me is talking about them with my wonderful wife, my friends, and my teammates at work. Then, I try to build side-projects around them. There are plenty of ideas Jonathan shared, feeling energized to create one of them and share it with us?

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@BrianNorgard: You first 10 years of work are a journey to find the the people you want to work with for the next 50.

@rakyll: When I was studying software engineering practices, they explained us a ton of practices but missed the most crucial thing: How power dynamics work in large projects. Today I can almost claim you don’t understand software eng if you don’t know how power dynamics work.