A running notebook of short reflections, links, and longer essays about engineering leadership, product, and work culture. Some posts are imported from LinkedIn, and kept here as a personal archive.
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Together with my colleagues at Emakina.NL we’re collaborating with Movember this year - by raising money and participating in the MoRun Charity run (https://lnkd.in/exFCmzc)Join us in the run, …
Very interesting panel discussion yesterday at WeWork, organized by Codemotion, with the tech leaders at Adyen, Schuberg Philis and Relay42. The title was “How to Become a Good Tech Lead” …
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Created on 2018-06-16 13:04 Published on 2018-06-16 13:26 So, how are Fridays at your company? I believe that at Emakina.NL we know how to make the best of them! …
Talent is overrated. Attitude before aptitude! What can you do in small ways everyday that would make it easy to take the necessary steps to pursue your life-long goals? Perseverance and resilience …
Talent is overrated. Attitude before aptitude!What can you do in small ways everyday that would make it easy to take the necessary steps to pursue your life-long goals?Perseverance and resilience have …
Next February 8th, Emakina.NL will host a meetup with the topic “A.I. for commerce”. A good chance to hear from some trends in artificial intelligence that can help commerce generate more …
But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate. It lives in the collective hearts and habits of people and their shared perception of “how things are done around here.” Someone with …
What’s up now with those made up “inspirational” stories?There was this good guy that was mismanaged and had an asshole as boss. He talked to me. I told him things would get better. …
Very interesting read about how Logitech went from dull, disposable peripherals to meaningful devices - by focusing on design, by the hand of Alastair CurtisA sense of purpose doesn’t just give a …
Loved this quote: “Most of the successful projects is like chasing a 3-year old down a slope. They’re a little out of control, but not horrible. They’re moving faster than …