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Issue 298  2nd July 2023

Small tech companies are staying remote to attract workers, while Big Tech goes back to the office

How small tech companies are using remote work to compete with the big guys.

^ADJ: There is more than just a. "flexibility" divide, what is becoming evident is a management capability, and company company culture "divide" when it comes to flexible working arrangements.

vox.com

From Busy to Productive: Time Management Tips for Engineering Managers

Being an engineering manager often involves walking a tightrope of numerous responsibilities and tasks. However, amid the hustle, it’s easy to fall into common pitfalls that can negatively impact both personal performance and team dynamics. Poor delegation, for instance, can lead to micromanagement, curtailing team growth while adding unnecessary burdens. Similarly, the ever-looming threat of burnout due to long working hours and constant multitasking can cause a decline in productivity and overall work quality, besides having health implications.

^ADJ: So important: "The more time you can free up from routine, repetitive tasks, the more you can dedicate to high-impact activities like strategic planning, team mentoring, and innovation."

medium.com

To Build a Top Performing Team, Ask for 85%

An outdated way of thinking about peak performance is: “maximum effort = maximum results.” But research shows that it doesn’t actually work that way in reality. Here’s what actually works: The 85% rule, which counterintuitively suggests that to reach maximum output, you need to refrain from giving maximum effort. Operating at 100% effort all of the time will result in burnout and ultimately less-optimal results. While the precise number 85% may just be a rule of thumb, it’s a helpful one for managers who want to create high-performance teams without burning people out.

hbr.org

Delete Friction

Brains and habits are weird. Sometimes even the most insidiously tiny bits of friction deter our best intentions, and it can be worth it to make something just a little bit easier in order to make it happen. Often, it only takes the smallest change in the right place in order to reset and rebuild.

^ADJ: useful advice when thinking about how you might now be hitting some of your goals, because Habits are letting you down.

garrettdimon.com

How to Stop Procrastinating Using the 70% Rule (Updated 2023!)

In his letter to shareholders back in 2016, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gave the best advice I’ve ever heard on how to stop procrastinating:

“Most decisions should probably be made with somewhere around 70% of the information you wish you had. If you wait for 90%, in most cases, you’re probably being slow.Plus, either way, you need to be good at quickly recognizing and correcting bad decisions. If you’re good at course correcting, being wrong may be less costly than you think, whereas being slow is going to be expensive for sure.”

taylorpearson.me

Brené Brown and Simon Sinek on the leadership skills we need to build

Welcome back to ReThinking my podcast on the science of what makes us tick. I'm an organizational psychologist and I'm taking you inside the minds of fascinating people to explore new thoughts and new ways of thinking. My guests today are Brené Brown and Simon Sinek.

^ADJ: Why you should listen or read - Brene Brown and Simon Sinek are leaders in there respective fields, especially leadership.

ted.com

The Advantage Of Being A Little Underemployed

To realize how outdated the five-day, 40-hour workweek is, you have to know where it came from.

^ADJ: What are your larger questions?

collabfund.com
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