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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When you manage people you are “management” - and you now have a new team you’re part of (in addition to your own).I have seen how difficult this can be, especially for first-time …
Seneca said, “While we teach, we learn”.It was energising to share some of the learnings with my peers at SumUp, and participate in the impactful global leadership program as a …
💡 Sometimes, instead of reinventing the wheel - it’s best to find the wheel blueprint, use it, and work with it. As professionals, we often grapple with transparency and accountability, …
Didactic transparency Created on 2024-06-22 10:12 Published on — One of the recurring themes in discussions of psychological safety and leading teams through change is transparency. In the …
Massive news from SumUp: as massive as a stack of euro coins adding up to €1.5 billion in the private credit loan that we have secured 🪙🪙🪙.This milestone is not just about numbers; it’s about the …
Seizing the change: moments of change are perfect for creating new habits (or reinforcing them) 💡We just moved our offices in Copenhagen at SumUp, which has created a perfect opportunity for me to try …
This was a nice fun talk about Communication during incidents, with Luis from incident.io!Most of the tips or learnings I shared scale at any size, as it’s mainly a mindset and practices to make …
If there’s a mantra that the teams I work with have heard me repeat endlessly is “making explicit the implicit”.I use it as a way to encourage to document assumptions, reflect on the …
Making explicit the implicit: Exploring parallel universes while creating alignment Created on 2024-03-03 18:08 Published on 2024-03-03 18:33 Making explicit the implicit might be my most repeated …
Engineering Managers in my network - the chance to work with Hannah is not one to let pass!I enjoyed so much working with her - and you can do that now in a really interesting product in one of the …