“Processes work like tests in programming. When you find a bug, it’s not enough to just fix it because the same bug could appear next week when someone else makes changes to the code. To properly fix a bug, the… Read More »Recommended Read: Build Systems, Not Heroes
Do not play games. If you criticize someone, you should be willing to tell the same stuff also in front of them or to their face. If you tell the same stuff to everyone in personal or professional life, in… Read More »Avoid politics
There are some joints in human body which are supposed to pop. E.g. knuckles. If you pop them, you can get relieve and not hurt yourself. There are also joints, which are not supposed to pop. E.g. SI joints. If… Read More »Is the right thing popping?
Some people do not mind working with people, who need some guidance and managing. They get satisfaction from helping them, developing them, advancing their skills and career. Some people want to work with people, who are self-sufficient – you give… Read More »Whom do you want to work with?
People often confuse hard stuff with complex stuff. Most complex stuff is hard but not all hard things are complex. A lot of hard stuff is not complex. Getting in shape is not complex, it is just hard. Building a… Read More »Complex Stuff vs. Hard Stuff
If you are being promoted or hired as a lead or a manager, do you have a plan for the team or department? How will your first days and weeks look like? Which methodologies are you gonna use? How will… Read More »What is your plan as the new leader?
If you do not have a strategy, you are stuck. You do not know where you are, where are you heading, what you need to solve to get there. If you have a bad strategy, maybe you have wrongly identified… Read More »Bad strategy is better than no strategy
“When you’re in a startup, the first ten people you hire are the most critical. Each makes up 10% of the company. If three are not great, that’s 30% of your company!” https://noahkagan.com/what-i-learned-working-for-mark-zuckerberg/
I am noticing that many people focus on money first. How much am I going to get, what will be the raise, what will be my salary band, am I underpaid, why is XYZ making more than me. Nothing wrong… Read More »Caring about money vs caring about growth
While Top players do not give 100 percent all the time while playing and try to give enough effort to win, they train 100 percent all the time. Because if you train well, you are prepared to give 100 percent… Read More »Top players train 100 percent all the time