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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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168

Last updated

Dec 25, 2025

First post

Apr 17, 2012

Topics

7
Mar 11, 2023

Reading Primal Leadership there has been a "yes...

Reading Primal Leadership there has been a “yes that’s it!!” moment - something that resonated strongly with my experience:Research on humor at work reveals that a well-timed joke or …

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Mar 5, 2023

If I wouldn't already be working with Jan (alth...

If I wouldn’t already be working with Jan (although from another team), I would apply right away! High impact, super interesting service, great team - and a really interesting tech landscape. …

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Feb 23, 2023

With the surge of Search Engines we had the ris...

With the surge of Search Engines we had the rise of SEO-oriented websites, that tried to “trick” the engines and lead users.Will we end creating content and applications to attract …

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Feb 19, 2023

Genchi Genbutsu: "go and see".

Genchi Genbutsu: “go and see”. As a manager, it’s easy to rely on your team to tell how things are working, and gradually lose contact with the process on itself. The problems they …

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Feb 12, 2023

Don’t partner with cynics and pessimists.Their ...

Don’t partner with cynics and pessimists. Their beliefs are self-fulfilling" - Naval Ravikant (https://lnkd.in/eMeEx8iD).The Navalmanack (https://lnkd.in/eUznewHR) by Eric Jorgenson is a very …

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Feb 2, 2023

The first follower is an underestimated form of...

The first follower is an underestimated form of leadershipDon’t get the wrong idea that to lead others you need to be the one that has to always make the first move. Support others. Join an …

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Jan 23, 2023

Edited✍️ - as this is not "coming soon", but yo...

Edited✍️ - as this is not “coming soon”, but you can get the full podcast below :-)https://lnkd.in/e9zG8g6yI hope that I brought some interesting insights on the leadership principles we …

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Jan 18, 2023

One of the "chores" I did this holiday break wa...

One of the “chores” I did this holiday break was to give some love to my Linkedin inbox. It was a bit of a jungle - and despite the shame of reacting with months of delay 🙈, it has brought …

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Jan 8, 2023

Taking some time off and resting until you almo...

Taking some time off and resting until you almost get bored is powerful to reconnect with yourself 🥱Last December I enjoyed quite some days off, and made an explicit effort on not hovering around the …

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Jan 5, 2023

Jodie's team (Global Bank) is really global 🌏, ...

Jodie’s team (Global Bank) is really global 🌏, and has a huge impact in helping merchants all over the world run their business (and finances) smoothly 🏦. If you’re thinking of a change in …

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