Rands on Leadership
“In my opinion, there is no more qualified a demographic than engineers to measure the value of leadership structures and to consequently tear them down if they have no obvious value.” – Rands: “Tear It Down”
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The Problem with Promoting
“Â Too often, we take our best coders and turn them into incompetent managers because it seems like a logical next step, and because we don’t pay adequate attention to what we really want from these critical executives. (Hint, this is about many fields, not merely…
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Rands In Repose: Managing Nerds
Nerds aren\’t typically bitter; they\’re just well informed. Snark from nerds is a leading indicator that I\’m wasting their time and when I find it, I ask questions until I understand the inefficiency so I can change it or explain it. -Â Rands In Repose: Managing…
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This (and last) Week in Browsing
The Org Chart is not the Org A Phone to Save Us From Our Phones – WTF? If I wanted that, I’d just go back to an old Razr. In typical Microsoft fashion, they’re advertising message is weird and off the mark, unless their goal…
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