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Parkinson's Law: It's Real, So Use It

The Engineering Manager • 2 HN points • 29 Feb 24
💼 Business Management Productivity Leadership Organization Communication
  1. Setting challenging deadlines can lead to better results by manipulating scope, resources, and time.
  2. Deadlines are crucial for productivity and help create a sense of urgency that leads to tangible progress.
  3. Utilizing weekly reporting cadences and communicating clear deadlines can reshape how people approach their work and drive productivity.

Scaling Extreme Programming: Dependencies

Software Design: Tidy First? • 1 HN point • 20 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Programming Systems Dependencies Scaling Organization
  1. Extreme Programming focuses on reducing irreversibility and promoting reversibility in projects.
  2. Scaling Extreme Programming to large organizations requires addressing inter-connections between teams and dependencies.
  3. To manage dependencies in organizations, consider strategies like awareness, team improvement, slack, waiting, prioritizing, and self-service.

Guide to leading meetings as a software engineer

High Growth Engineer • 1 HN point • 25 Feb 24
💼 Business Meetings Leadership Software Engineering Communication Organization
  1. Meetings can be a pain due to unclear objectives, wrong attendees, and lack of follow-through.
  2. To lead successful meetings, focus on inviting the right people, ensuring they know their role, and what they need to prepare.
  3. Document important points, highlight action items, and ensure active participation to drive meeting success.

TfT #9 / Meaningful structures

Tools for Thought • 3 HN points • 16 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Productivity Automation Structure AI Organization
  1. Chaos and disorganization harm productivity by draining energy, focus, and causing cognitive taxes
  2. Meaningful structures are essential for productivity and should simplify choice, perception, and computation
  3. To create an effective structure, start with first principles, maintain universality, build a Minimal Viable Structure, simplify, keep it lean and antifragile, and automate
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Creating A Culture Of Learning Through Retrospectives

PeopleStorming • 0 implied HN points • 26 Mar 20
💼 Business Learning Feedback Facilitation Teamwork Organization
  1. Retrospectives are a great way to engage a team and improve continuously by reflecting on experiences and moving towards common goals.
  2. Key questions to ask during retrospectives are: what to start doing, what to stop doing, and what to continue doing.
  3. Retrospectives are essential for successful team adaptation during challenging times and should be thoughtfully designed based on team culture and work complexity.

Ian Campbell: URL to IRL: Where Does the Funnel End?

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 15 Sep 21
📖 Philosophy Theory Organization Debate
  1. Online radicalization often leads individuals into a rabbit hole of extreme beliefs, but the only way out is through transitioning to real-world engagement.
  2. Reading political theory online can be oversimplified; true understanding comes from studying texts in their historical context and as part of a larger analysis.
  3. Effective political organizations require a strong program to unify members and foster healthy debate, unlike online spaces where disagreements often lead to fragmentation.

TetCon 2016: discounted tickets sold out!

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 0 implied HN points • 17 Dec 15
💼 Business Events Marketing Funding Support Organization
  1. Discounted tickets for TetCon 2016 are sold out, thanks to the support received.
  2. Event organizers are selling tickets at a loss to ensure inclusivity and access to the conference for everyone.
  3. Word of mouth marketing is crucial for the success of the conference, as the budget for a proper marketing campaign was not secured.

Planting Perennials Next to Potholes

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 26 Apr 19
💼 Business Management Organization Strategy Prioritization Alignment
  1. Focus on what truly matters by avoiding tactical bikeshedding at the individual level. Prioritize efforts effectively to drive meaningful progress.
  2. Combat siloing issues at the team level by fostering alignment and collaboration across different functions within the organization. Break down barriers to enhance productivity and avoid duplication of effort.
  3. Address strategic bikeshedding at the organization level by implementing OKRs as a tool for driving discussions, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring a shared vision. Effective prioritization is key to achieving impactful results.

How to find time to move your strategy forward

Ruben Ugarte's Growth Needle™ • 0 implied HN points • 14 May 24
💼 Business Leadership Strategy Productivity Organization Work Environment
  1. Strategic thinking is often hard to achieve because many workplaces are busy with constant meetings and emails. This chaotic environment makes it tough for leaders to focus on big-picture ideas.
  2. Switching between tasks is fine for small work, but it hurts strategic thinking. Leaders should find ways to limit distractions when tackling important strategies.
  3. To regain control over their time, leaders can try setting office hours, blocking specific times for appointments, reducing their priorities, and changing where they do their strategic work.

The Importance of a Strong Team Mission Statement

The Healthy Engineering Leader • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jan 23
💼 Business Leadership Teamwork Organization Strategy Management
  1. A clear mission statement helps your team know what they’re trying to achieve and why it matters. It guides decisions and keeps everyone aligned.
  2. It's important that your team's mission matches the overall goals of the company. This creates unity and ensures everyone's efforts contribute to the bigger picture.
  3. Creating a good mission statement involves teamwork. Gather input from your team to make sure it reflects everyone's ideas and is easy to understand.

Does Being Organized Stifle Creativity?

The Fairest Writer • 0 implied HN points • 17 Nov 20
📚 Literature Writing Creativity Organization Productivity Task management
  1. Being organized can actually help writers by reducing anxiety and freeing up mental space for creativity. When you manage your tasks, you can focus better on writing.
  2. Having worldly responsibilities and distractions makes it harder to write, so organization is important for finding time and space for creativity. It’s less about being a 'mad writer' and more about being practical.
  3. This discussion about organization is part of a series aimed at helping writers improve their efficiency and focus. Methods for managing tasks and reducing distractions can enhance both writing productivity and creativity.

Product Management Skills - Know how to synthesize

Joseph Gefroh • 0 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
💼 Business Product Management Communication Problem Solving Organization Skill development
  1. Product managers must know how to synthesize information for effective communication and alignment.
  2. Adding structure to your narrative, such as Problem-Solution-Value or Situation-Action-Result, can enhance the clarity of your communication.
  3. Synthesizing various sources of information is important for product managers to construct a cohesive storyline and convey a clear message.

On communication - How to communicate effectively as a leader

Joseph Gefroh • 0 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
💼 Business Leadership Communication Management Organization Feedback
  1. Communication is key for effective leadership. Many leaders fail due to poor communication.
  2. Repeat your messages consistently to avoid misinterpretations. Use multiple mediums and be precise to ensure clarity.
  3. Don't shy away from delivering bad news. Avoid the sandwich technique for feedback. Break down communication barriers to foster open and honest communication.

War Stories - How I matured a chaotic startup into a professional development team

Joseph Gefroh • 0 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
💼 Business Startup Organization Management Tech Engineering
  1. The company faced challenges due to outdated organizational structures and lack of alignment between product and engineering teams, impacting project success and team morale.
  2. Centralized decision-making by product management caused inefficiencies and hindered innovation, leading to issues like technical debt, difficulty in resource allocation, and pay disparities among developers.
  3. Product managers lacked technical expertise and communication, resulting in fragmented project outcomes, delayed executions, and confusion across teams.

On development - How to design an effective intake process

Joseph Gefroh • 0 implied HN points • 06 Feb 21
💼 Business Management Operations Startups Processes Organization
  1. Implementing an effective intake process is crucial for managing growth and improving teamwork. It helps individual developers work efficiently, allows for effective planning across the organization, and ensures clear prioritization.
  2. An intake process shines a light on hidden work, making it visible to everyone and aiding in proper planning and resource allocation. It promotes transparency and avoids inefficiencies caused by requests slipping through the cracks.
  3. Having a structured intake process provides valuable signals that can guide decision-making. By collecting data on requests and their handling, the team can identify trends, address issues, and streamline priorities for better outcomes.