My musings on anything from leadership to technology to entrepreneurship and back.
Managers have to very simple tasks. That way it is very easy to tell whether a manager does exceptionally well - or nothing at all.
There's a subtle difference between praising someone and saying 'thanks!'. Let's explore why it is better to say 'thanks' - usually.
Sqlite is likely to the most widely used database system in the world. A lot of myths exist around inserting data quickly. Most of the performance recommendations seem to be outdated. Time to run some benchmarks on a recent version of sqlite!
There's some secret sauce that is used by the best leaders. One of the secrets is to praise where praise is due.
The Jefferson dinner is a great way to discuss topics with great minds. Simple to do and you should try it, too!
If your product manager is close to a burnout and nothing gets done, then dual track agile might be the solution. Implementation is straight-forward, but there are some patterns you should follow to make it work.
Most meetings are a waste of time. Let's check out the best way to change that!