Posts tagged with Management
The Utility of 360° Feedback
Ah, the 360° feedback process. It's a common practice for HR teams of larger companies to implement, as a way to counteract managerial biases and singular points of view, by involving more perspectives surrounding each individual and in…
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 to autonomously work to better…
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 building a landing site for…
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 the end of the interview.…
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 of building software as continuous…
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 IL is savvy &…
